Directly stimulating the ____ of a hamster results in priming it to attack, even without the previous experience of fighting

Psychology can be defined as the:

A. scientific study of the mind B. scientific study of behavior and mental processes. C. scientific study of mental illnesses D. way to describe events and circumstances.

Physicians often say, "When you hear hoof beats behind you, think horses, not zebras." In terms of this chapter, this idea most closely resembles

a. base rate information. b. social cognition. c. chronic accessibility. d. self-fulfilling prophecy.