We all have a ______ level or internal "set point" of self-esteem

________________ is the search for evidence that only supports a preexisting belief, whereas ______________ involves accepting preexisting evidence, only if it confirms a belief

A) Confirmation bias; belief perseverance B) Belief perseverance; confirmation bias C) The availability heuristic; the representativeness heuristic D) The representativeness heuristic; the availability heuristic

A psychologist who works for a testing company was describing her work to a group of students. During the presentation, she said she was currently working on a "back translation." What is this psychologist working on?

a) She is ensuring that test questions maintain their meaning when presented in a different language. b) She is translating older psychological tests to the original terminology as part of a historical project. c) She is replacing older terms in psychological test questions with newer terms so the test can be updated. d) She is making an adjustment in the norms of a psychological test as a result of changes that have occurred in the population.