The tendency to look for evidence to support what you already believe is the ______ bias

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


confirmation

Psychology

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In Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It, Watson argues that psychology is ____.?

a. a purely experimental branch of natural science? b. ?a radical environmentalism c. ?in Kuhn's terms, a "paradigm" d. ?a return to Descartes's dualism e. ?big enough to include both mental and behavioral phenomena

Psychology

Other people seek our _____ when they want us to change our behavior in response to a direct request

a. compliance b. conformity c. social facilitation d. social preference

Psychology

Elder abuse usually begins benignly and then becomes worse

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Psychology

Which of the following involves a group of patients working together

in therapy? a) psychodrama b) Gestalt therapy c) fixed-role therapy d) existential therapy

Psychology