Of the following real-world phenomena, the confirmation bias best explains the observation that people
A. do not always make decisions that maximize their monetary outcome.
B. are more likely to purchase meat advertised as 80 percent fat free than 20 percent fat.
C. misjudge homicide as more prevalent in the U.S. than suicide.
D. can cite several reasons for their position on a controversial issue but none for the opposing side.
Answer: D
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Dr. Kwan's hypothesizes that allowing factory employees to listen to music while working will improve productivity. After conducting the experiment,
Dr. Kwan finds that the group of participants who were allowed to listen to music was more productive than the group who did not, but this difference was not statistically significant. What should Dr. Kwan conclude about the difference between the two groups? A) It supports his hypothesis. B) He is likely to find the same effect if he replicated the study. C) There is an unacceptable chance that the difference is due to random chance. D) The experiment was biased.
The mean of the sampling distribution of the mean equals _____
a. zero c. the mean of the sample b. the mean of the population d. one
The person with a schizoid personality has a deep interest in maintaining social relationships
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In Pavlov's classic experiments, the repeated presentations of the metronome along with the food formed the __________ step of the classical conditioning process.
A. acquisition B. testing C. extinction D. spontaneous recovery