An elderly lady is greatly impressed by an astrologer who describes her as physically vigorous, innovative, and artistically creative. Her reaction to this flattering description is an example of
a. uncritical acceptance.
b. the confirmation bias.
c. the Gall effect.
d. the confusion of cause and effect.
A
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A) usually contains significant grammatical errors. B) focuses on high-content words. C) emerges around age 3. D) focuses on smaller, less important words.
The autonomic nervous system is divided into two parts. These are termed the __________ nervous systems
a. ascending and descending b. frontal and temporal c. left and right d. parasympathetic and sympathetic
People in sexual relationships
A) tend to be similar in education, but not age. B) tend to be similar in age, education, and ethnicity. C) tend to be similar in ethnicity, but not education. D) often meet by random encounters.
In the original version of the Skinner box, rats earn food by _____ a _____; in a later version, pigeons earn a few seconds of access to food by ______ at an illuminated plastic disc known as _____ ______.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).