Which of the following is the best definition of the confirmation bias?
a. The tendency to verify rather than challenge our existing schemas
b. Errors in memory that result from receiving new, conflicting information
c. When stimuli that are bright or colorful grab our attention
d. When we are more certain of our judgments than we should be
a. The tendency to verify rather than challenge our existing schemas
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According to Horney’s theory, what is the cause of Samara’s neurotic behavior?
Using Horney’s psychoanalytic social theory, analyze Samara’s behavior by answering the following questions. What will be an ideal response?
The process of learning to respond only to a single specific object or event is called _________
a. extinction b. inhibition c. stimulus generalization d. discrimination
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a) alexia. b) aphasia. c) apraxia. d) aprosodia.