"If only I had decided to take a different route home, I wouldn't have hit that stupid tree and ended up getting this huge ticket! Argh!" This thought is an example of ____
a. the false uniqueness effect
b. illusory correlation
c. magical thinking
d. counterfactual thinking
D
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Positive affect individuals tend to exhibit
A) improved negotiating techniques. B) fewer organizational citizenship behaviors. C) poor performance evaluations. D) preference to work alone rather than in teams.
People who are quick to respond to such peripheral cues as a communicator's attractiveness are those with a(n) ________ need for cognition.
A. high B. slightly above average C. low D. average
Which of the following questions has been disallowed on adolescent research protocols in certain school districts because of a concern over suggestibility, thus denying the principle of justice?
A) Do your parents support your educational efforts? B) Have you ever thought about suicide? C) Do you think abortion should be legal? D) Have you ever been charged with a crime?