You give your friend instructions about what to buy for a party by quickly rattling off fifteen unrelated grocery store items. Then to check whether your friend got all the information, you ask him to repeat the grocery list back to you. Based on the "magic number" identified by George Miller, you should expect that your friend will recall about __________ items.
A. two
B. fifteen
C. four
D. seven
Answer: D
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a. the fundamental attribution error. b. drawing an illusory correlation. c. a self-serving bias. d. a defensive attribution.
A researcher wants to know if intelligence is based more prominently on factors of family environment or on heredity. Her research focuses on identical twins who are raised together in the same home and those who were separated at birth and raised in different homes by different parents. According to the textbook, this researcher is conducting a(n) ____ study.?
a. ?sibling b. ?adoption c. ?twin d. ?family
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
George McLaurin was the first black student admitted to the University of Oklahoma's graduate school of education. After enrolling in the program, McLaurin was segregated from his classmates. In McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents (1950), the Supreme Court concluded that
A. McLaurin should not have been admitted to the graduate school. B. McLaurin's rights as a student were not violated by the segregation. C. the restrictions set up by the University of Oklahoma impaired and inhibited McLaurin's ability to study, discuss and exchange views with other students. D. the restrictions set up by the University of Oklahoma did not impair nor inhibit McLaurin's ability to study, discuss or exchange views with other students.