Once during a hospital stay, you observed a man and a women (both in health professional attire) talking. You assumed the man was a physician, and the woman was a nurse. Later, you found out the opposite was true. What type of heuristic had you been using during your initial reaction to the two individuals?
A) availability
B) representativeness
C) vividness
Answer: B) representativeness
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The effects of behaviorism and psychoanalysis on psychology have been profound.?
a. True b. False
Rosemarie wants her son Marc to be more motivated to practice the violin on his own. Based on research on the overjustication effect, what would be the LEAST effective way to intrinsically motivate Marc to practice?
a. Surprise him with 20 dollars after he practices. b. Do not provide him with any reward. c. Promise to pay him 30 dollars every time he practices the violin. d. Surprise him with 50 dollars after he practices.
How are compulsions maintained?
a. positive reinforcement b. classical conditioning c. backward conditioning d. negative reinforcement
In testing someone with amnesia, the examiner might ask the patient to repeat back a series of numbers that the examiner calls out. This exercise is evaluating __________.
A. long-term memory B. orientation to place C. immediate memory D. retroactive memory