The tendency for people to make overly optimistic plans by underestimating the amount of money, time, and effort required to complete a task is called the
a. planning fallacy.
b. influence of perceived expertise.
c. loss aversion.
d. implementation intentions
Answer: A
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A. static B. multidisciplinary C. plastic D. multidimensional
The main difference between cocaine and amphetamines is that cocaine
a. is a depressant. b. is a shorter acting drug. c. is not associated with binging. d. produces more permanent brain damage.
Generalizability is a problem in:
a. stratified random sampling. b. convenience sampling. c. systematic sampling. d. cluster sampling.
Nadine's father says, "Look at that ferret with that man." She has never before heard the term "ferret," but based on its placement in her dad's statement, she is sure that it refers to the animal the man has on a leash. Nadine's ability to ascertain the meaning of the word "ferret" was accomplished using
A. overextension. B. syntactic bootstrapping. C. telegraphic speech. D. emergent literacy.