A police officer expecting criminal behavior shoots a person who is reaching for his wallet because he perceives the suspect as reaching for a gun. This is a dangerous example of the
a. anthropomorphic error.
b. placebo effect.
c. observer bias.
d. observer effect.
C
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A. the learning process B. the Freudian process C. the Oedipal process D. the aversion process
The process by which the muscles control the shape of the lens to adjust to viewing objects at different distances is known as ________.
A. convergence B. diffraction C. polarization D. accommodation
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