Suppose that Arthur lives in Houston, Texas, and his friend Scott lives in a much smaller city about 20 miles from Houston. Arthur seems to think that it is farther from Houston to that small town, compared to the distance from the small town to Houston
Arthur is demonstrating the
a. spatial framework model.
b. landmark effect.
c. alignment heuristic.
d. rotation heuristic.
Ans: b
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c. The onset of depression can occur at any point in the lifespan. d. The peak age of onset is during middle or late adulthood (age 40 and on).
How do defense mechanisms contribute to psychopathology?
What will be an ideal response?
Upon repeated applications of the same test, performance on the second application may be affected by previous experience on the test. This is known as
a. attenuation. b. a carryover effect. c. shrinkage. d. selected recall.
Dr. Cummins publishes an article describing a man who abused alcohol for 25 years before becoming abstinent after having a religious conversion experience. This article illustrates a ____
a. nomothetic study c. case study b. field study d. single-participant experiment