Only recognizing evidence to fit one's theory is the definition of:
A. cognitive dissonance.
B. belief perseverance.
C. selective information processing.
D. confirmatory bias.
Answer: C
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Tom displays very odd behavior. He wears a heavy parka and mittens during the summer and lectures from the steps of City Hall about upcoming invasions by men from outer space. Tom MOST likely has a psychological disorder since his behavior meets the criterion of
a. deviance. b. maladaptive behavior. c. personal distress. d. cognitive confusion.
Adult psychopathy and conduct disorder in boys are associated with
a. diminished frontal lobe development. b. diminished brain size in moral development related areas. c. larger than normal brain ventricles. d. inconsistent corpus callosum development.
Although Martha does not get around as well as she did when she was younger, she never misses Bingo night with the ladies. Which of Baltes' developmental ideas is Martha depicting?
A. Development is lifelong. B. Development involves changing resource allocations. C. Development is influenced by the historical and cultural context. D. Relative influences of biology and culture shift over the life span.
__________ occurs in situations where a research participant’s behavior is different than normal because the participant is being observed
a) Reactivity b) Hindsight bias c) Confounding d) False consensus effect