The risk-as-feelings hypothesis suggests that ____
a. when evaluating risk, people tend to focus on the safe features of a situation (rather than the unsafe features)
b. when evaluating risk, people completely disregard the probabilities of safe or unsafe outcomes actually occurring
c. people's judgments about risk are overly conscious (with not enough attention paid to automatic assessments)
d. people's judgments about risk are overly emotional (with undue attention paid to gut reactions)
D
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a. considering their diversity. b. examining biological factors that influence their behavior. c. looking at specific factors in the child's exosystem. d. examining the role of positive reinforcement in their behavior.
Review the history of legal precedents on the insanity defense. Describe the current standing of this defense
What will be an ideal response?
According to Tomasello, which of the following is the best evidence of instructed learning?
a. successful condition c. self-regulation b. trial-and-error d. teological thinking
A key to economic growth in a world economy that is increasingly based on information, technology, and services is ____
a. an educated population b. the number of laptops per capita c. a banking system willing to fund experimental projects d. a government that keeps tariffs low