________ can be used to help understand the psychology of "near misses" and the frustration or regret that people feel when they narrowly miss out on some positive situation or opportunity
a. schematic processing
b. breakpoints
c. the conjunction error
d. the simulation heuristic
Answer: D
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Dr. Schreiber is performing a within-subjects visual search experiment, which is a little like a video game. People seem to get a good deal better at the task after about 10 practice trials. What should be a concern for his experimental design?
a. Order effects b. Sequence Effects c. Random allocation to groups d. Mortality
As Jamie walks into class, she sees the instructor handing out a quiz and realizes that she has forgotten to study for it. In this moment, which system is causing Jamie's heart rate and respiration to increase?
A. Somatic nervous system B. Autonomic nervous system C. Central nervous system D. Motor neuron system
Audience inhibition can be seen as a product of:
a) diffusion of responsibility b) informational influence c) normative influence d) all of the above
A client tells his therapist about a dream in which he drives his wife to the airport where she boards a plane. As the plane takes off, he is smiling. The therapist says the dream suggests a desire for a divorce. The therapist's interpretation represents what Sigmund Freud called the dream's _____.
A) deep content
B) latent content
C) manifest content
D) subliminal content