__________ is a situation in which existing knowledge of language biases one's reasoning about what one is hearing

a. Veracity effect
b. Top-down bias
c. Representativeness
d. Confirmation bias


Answer: b

Psychology

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Kira is at the preconventional level of moral reasoning. What reason might she give for not stealing candy from Mr. Looper's corner store??

a. ?It's not right for me to steal from Mr. Looper.” b. ?“I don't want my mommy to punish me.” c. ?“I want my dad to be proud of me.” d. ?“Stealing is against the law.”

Psychology

If a sample is selected from a population, the sample mean is essentially guaranteed to be different from the population mean. In general, the naturally occurring difference between a sample statistic and the corresponding population parameter is called ____

a. type I error b. type II error c. sampling error d. inferential error

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Which statement best represents the correct association between theorist and theory?

a. ?Freud and humanism b. ?Watson and behaviorism c. ?Pavlov and psychoanalytic theory d. ?Pavlov and psychoanalytic theory

Psychology