A. the availability heuristic
B. confirmation bias
C. the representativeness heuristic
D. the belief perseverance phenomenon
Related Mcqs:
- Mr. Noor mistakenly believed that a single intake interview in which he simply described his numerous symptoms to a therapist was a treatment for his distress. His immediate relief from many of his symptoms following this session best illustrates:
A. transference
B. counterconditioning
C. unconditional positive regard
D. the placebo effect - College students routinely underestimate how much time it was take them to complete assigned course projects. This best illustrates the impact of:
A. the representativeness heuristic
B. framing
C. overconfidence
D. functional fixedness - Rowena expects to be rewarded by her parents with a major present, such as a new car, if she graduates from college with honors. Her resulting hard work in college best illustrates the_________theory of motivation.
A. instinct
B. drive reduction
C. incentive
D. evolutionary - Akhtar is watching a basketball game the neural impulses from his eyes will ultimately travel to his primary visual cortex, but first they must pass through the:
A. amygdala
B. hypothalamus
C. thalamus
D. pons - After noting that a majority of professional basketball players are African-American, Ervin concluded that African-Americans are better athletes than, members of other racial groups Ervin’s conclusion best illustrates the danger of:
A. The false consensus effect
B. the hindsight bias
C. replication
D. generalizing from vivid cases - The corrupt behavior of many ordinary people who served as Nazi concentration camp guards best illustrates that immorality often results from:
A. crystallized intelligence
B. social influence
C. abnormal cognitive development
D. postconventional moral thinking - Carlos is so friendly and likable that is job supervisors and co-workers often appraise his work skills and performance more positively than is actually warranted. This best illustrates evaluators’ vulnerability to:
A. halo errors
B. the experience of flow
C. homeostasis
D. homeostasis - On Monday, the meteorologist forecast a 20 percent chance of rain, so Sharmila took her umbrella to work. On Friday, he reported an 80 percent chance than it would not rain, so Sharmila left her umbrella at home. Sharmila’s behavior illustrates the impact of:
A. the representative heuristic
B. the belief perseverance phenomenon
C. overconfidence
D. the framing effect - A single, memorable case of welfare fraud has a greater impact on estimates of the frequency of welfare abuse than do statistics showing that this case is actually the exception to the rule. This illustrates that judgments are influenced by the:
A. availability heuristic
B. belief perseverance phenomenon
C. framing effect
D. confirmation bias - The perception of a humanlike face in the random configurations of the lunar landscape best illustrates the impact of______on visual perception.
A. Perceptual schemas
B. Relative clarity
C. Shape constancy
D. Stroboscopic movement
