People tend to judge as valid those conclusions for which they can construct a real-world model, and judge as invalid those for which they cannot. If your prior knowledge, attitudes,

or values distort your reasoning process by influencing you to accept invalid arguments, you have fallen victim to the ________ effect.

FIll in the blank with correct word.

Answer: belief-bias

Psychology

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a. Intuitively understanding someone's emotional condition based on nonverbal signals b. A behavioral influence based on something that did not reach any of your sense organs c. A behavioral influence based on something you didn't perceive consciously d. Incorrectly reporting the presence of a stimulus that was actually absent

Psychology

When calculating per capita alcohol consumption, the U.S. Census considers all individuals over the age of _________

a. 14 b. 16 c. 18 d. 21

Psychology