Trying to learn a great deal of information in one huge study session is known, psychologically, as ____
a. ?massed practice
b. ?distraction
c. ?massed extinction
d. ?distributed practice
ANSWER:
a
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The study of lottery winners indicated that one year after winning:
A. there was a great deal of sorrow for most of the people studied B. most subjects considered winning the lottery to be the best thing that could have happened to them C. most subjects experienced few changes in their lifestyle D. overall, winners were no happier than non-winners
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a. the confirmation bias b. illusory correlation c. law of small numbers d. the my-side bias
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