Overconfidence in our judgments, even when they are wrong, tends to be based upon
a. self-fulfilling prophecies.
b. ignoring the fact that overconfidence exists.
c. focusing only on examples that coincide with our judgments.
d. all of these.
D
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a. downward comparison b. upward comparison c. post-decision dissonance d. effort justification
Which one of the following is not a part of the methods section of a research report?
a. description of subjects b. description of the materials used in the study c. description of the design of the study d. statement of the expected results of the study
According to Erikson's theory, children in middle childhood tend to judge themselves as either
A. suppressed or superior. B. industrious or inferior. C. competent or awkward. D. intelligent or stupid.
The magazine Desperate Wives publishes a
survey of its female readers called "The Sex Life of the American Wife." It reports that 87 percent of all wives like to make love in rubber boots. The critical flaw in this research would be _________. a) the fact that the sample is not representative of American wives b) the fact that a psychological test, rather than a survey, should have been gi c) the fact that rubber boots are not equally available in all regions of the country d) the fact that making love has not been operationally defined