People tend to judge the probability of an event by how easy it is to think of examples of the event

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.


Answer: True
Rationale: This is called the availability heuristic.

Psychology

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If you want to deal with a stressful situation by "inoculation," what do you do?

a. Read about other people who handled a similar situation successfully. b. Experience a milder form of the stressful experience c. Practice deep breathing exercises to increase relaxation. d. Try to increase the response of your immune system.

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Describe two dissociative disorders and discuss the etiology of dissociative identity disorder (DID)

What will be an ideal response?

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The sequence of components for emotion according to the Schachter-Singer cognitive theory of emotion is:

A. emotional feeling, facial muscles change, interpret cues, overt behavior, emotional feeling again B. facial muscles change, interpret cues, overt behavior, emotional feeling C. stimulus, interpretation of stimulus, emotional feeling, overt behavior D. physiological arousal, emotional feeling, interpret cues, overt behavior

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The ____________________ stage of childbirth involves expelling the placenta through the birth canal

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology