A. underestimate the odds of a chance even if that event hasn’t occurred recently
B. overestimate the odds of a chance event if that even hasn’t occurred recently
C. draw general conclusions based on a few isolated cases
D. believe that the odds of two uncertain events happening together are greater than the odds of either event happening alone
Related Mcqs:
- Suicidal thoughts are often a symptom of depression CBT, used in conjunction with medication, has been proven effective in training depression. What does CBT stand for?
A. Cognitive behavioural therapy
B. Computerized brain tomography
C. Complete behavioural therapy
D. Comprehensive brain therapy - Used in conjunction with medication and other therapies, ECT remains an option for the treatment of mood disorders. What dose ECT stand for?
A. Electro – Conclusive Therapy
B. Electric – Conclusive Therapy
C. Electro – Conductive Therapy
D. Electric – Conductive Therapy - In conjunction search:
A. The target/distractor difference is not based on a single feature, but on conjunctions of features
B. Search time for the target is not constant, but instead rises with the number of distractors
C. The observer apparently searches through the display serially, scanning each term or small group of items) successively (serial search)
D. All of the above - Which of the following in conjunction with somatropin bring growth and act directly on brain cells causing them to differentiate?
A. Thyroxine
B. Tri-iodothyronine (T3)
C. Calcitonin
D. Both a & b - The representativeness heuristic refers to our tendency to:
A. underestimate the accuracy of our beliefs and judgments
B. judge the likelihood of an event in terms of how readily instances of its occurrence are remembered
C. cling to our initial conceptions, even though they have been discredited
D. judge the likelihood of category membership by how closely an object or event resembles a particular prototype - The tendency of infants to bring all novel objects to their mouths is an example of which of the following Piagetian processes?
A. sublimation
B. accommodation
C. primary circular reaction
D. assimilation - The tendency for people to adopt the behavior and opinions of other group members is known as_________?
A. Conformity
B. Social norms
C. Compliance
D. Mastery - You believe that short men have a tendency to be insecure. The concept of illusory correlation implies that you will:
A. overestimate how often short men are insecure
B. underestimate are frequency of short men in population
C. overestimate the frequency of short men in the population
D. falsely assume the shortness in men cause insecurity - The tendency to fill in gaps in the perception of a figure is called:
A. Sensory completion
B. Closure
C. Figure-ground
D. Continuation - Which measure of central tendency is used to calculate your grade-point average?
A. range
B. median
C. mode
D. mean
