A smoker exhibiting an optimistic bias would
A) cut down on the number of cigarettes s/he smokes per day.
B) believe that s/he is as likely to get lung cancer as other people.
C) believe that other smokers may get lung cancer, but s/he will not.
D) believe that smoking causes effects that are positive for the health.
C
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a) linear perspective. b) shadowing. c) aerial perspective. d) motion parallax.
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a. birth c. about 4 weeks of age b. about 2 weeks of age d. about 6 weeks of age
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A. Starvation rates are likely to decrease. B. It is likely to become more aggressive. C. It is likely to become more patriarchal. D. Starvation rates are likely to increase.