In a famous early study in social psychology, fans of two rival football teams were asked to watch footage of an actual game that was very close. Researchers found that fans of the two teams literally "saw" different games; things that were deemed "out" by fans of one team, for example, were deemed "in" by fans of the other. This was early evidence of the phenomenon known as ____
a. counterfactual thinking
b. the illusory correlation
c. the confirmation bias
d. the simulation heuristic
C
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If extensive therapy leads someone to report a long-lost memory of childhood abuse, what do most researchers recommend? a. Disbelieve the report
b. Trust the report. c. Give the person relevant photos to prompt further recall. d. Make no judgment unless other evidence supports the accusation.
Twin studies show that some personality traits, such as antisocial behavior and religiousness, show __________ with age.
A. increasing heritability B. decreasing heritability C. no change in heritability D. increasing shared environmental influences
People perceive vertical and horizontal orientations more easily than other orientations according to the
A. principle of size constancy. B. oblique effect. C. law of pragnanz. D. law of good continuation.
Language skills __________
A) peak during adolescence B) are usually located in the right hemisphere C) develop gradually during early childhood D) expand at an astonishing pace in early childhood