When people overestimate the frequency of violent crimes because these events generate a great deal of media coverage, they are using
a. the availability heuristic.
b. the representativeness heuristic.
c. a holistic decision model.
d. the elimination by aspects strategy.
A
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A. what negative feelings will occur following a decision more so than positive feelings. B. what positive feelings will occur following a decision more so than negative feelings. C. what positive and negative feelings will occur following a decision to the same degree. D. subjective utility values following a decision.
Most cases of Turner syndrome result in a. normal fertility
b. a high likelihood that the condition will be passed on to offspring. c. infertility. d. increased fertility.
An accomplished cellist's memories of how to play a Bach sonata on the cello are
a. declarative. b. explicit. c. implicit. d. semantic. e. episodic.
Claire's mother tells her she has been a "good girl" for sharing a box of candy with her brother Dan. According to the social learning approaches, we can expect that in the future Claire will share
a. not only candy, but toys with others, including her brother. b. only candy with her brother. c. only candy and toys with her brother. d. only with her friends.