Jillian believes that blonde girls are not nice to other girls
She notices how often she is snubbed or teased by blonde girls in her school. She does not notice, or remember, the blonde girls who are nice to her. Jillian's perspective is being shaped by _____
a) single experience bias.
b) algorithm bias.
c) confirmation bias.
d) unmasking bias.
Answer: c
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Wilson has hidden feelings of inferiority, introversion, neuroticism, and need for recognition. Wilson is most accurately described as having
a. grandiose narcissism b. vulnerable narcissism c. grandiose neuroticism d. vulnerable neuroticism
Russ has just solved eight multiplication problems in a row. When he gets to the ninth problem, he does not notice the plus (+) sign in the problem and multiplies instead of adds. Russ's error can best be explained by which one of the following?
A. He used an algorithm when he should have used a heuristic. B. He brought an inappropriate response set to the problem. C. He engaged in divergent thinking when he should have engaged in convergent thinking.} D. He used a heuristic when he should have used an algorithm.
One of the most important ways to ensure that questions on a survey are clear and unambiguous is to:
a. have clear hypotheses. b. use only a fixed alternative format. c. use a Likert scale. d. pretest the survey.
The first animals with simple nerve nets probably evolved about _________ years ago.
A. 4.5 billion B. 3.5 billion C. 700 million D. 250 million