Maria opposes mandatory vaccination of children and often cites "evidence" of the harm caused by vaccines while apparently ignoring their safety and efficacy in the vast majority of instances. This is consistent with _____
a. negativity bias
b. cognitive dissonance
c. confirmation bias
d. social learning
C
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Our brain prefers to focus attention on one task at a time, because it is difficult for us to complete two or more tasks well when completed simultaneously. Which of the following pairs of tasks would be most difficult for us to focus our attention on, because we would be easily distracted?
A. Rehearsing our grocery list and picturing our schedule for the day B. Rehearsing our grocery list and walking C. Running and picturing our schedule for the day D. Walking and saying the alphabet backwards
Dr. Hennepin is conducting a study on a new psychotherapy for depression. The depressed clients in his study are diverse, ranging greatly both in the presence of comorbid diagnoses and the severity of their depression; the therapists also are diverse, with different types of mental health training (clinical psychology, social work) and different levels of experience. Dr. Hennepin's study has a
high degree of external validity. What term is used for studies of this nature? a. a psychotherapy efficacy study b. a psychotherapy effectiveness study c. an analog treatment study d. a double-blind placebo trial
Answers to which of the following would be a good summary of the core concepts in each Module of your psychology textbook?
a. Discovery Psychology Questions b. Self-Reflect Questions c. Figure Captions d. Survey Questions
When entering variable names into SPSS for a Pearson’s r, you need to include value labels.
a. True b. False