The tendency for people to overestimate the link between variables that are related only slightly or not at all is known as the ____
a. conjunction fallacy
b. illusory correlation
c. representativeness heuristic
d. base rate fallacy
B
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Comte would argue that because God perceives the world, objects in it remain constant.?
a. True b. False
Regarding barbiturates, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Mild doses of barbiturates have an effect similar to caffeinism. b. High doses barbiturates cause severe mental confusion or even hallucinations. c. Barbiturates are often taken in excess amounts because the first dose may be followed by others as the user becomes uninhibited and forgetful. d. Overdoses first cause a loss of consciousness and then the brain centers that control heartbeat and breathing are severely depressed with the result being death.
The Rumbaughs taught a chimp named Kanzi to comprehend spoken English words through
a. trial-and-error. b. classical conditioning. c. respondent conditioning. d. observational learning.
This is the hypothesis either that an effect of the independent or subject variable exists or a relationship between the variables exists.
A. null hypothesis B. void hypothesis C. alternative hypothesis D. pseudo hypothesis