The confirmation bias refers to the tendency to:
a. search for information consistent with our preconceptions.
b. judge the likelihood of events on the basis of how easily we can remember examples of them.
c. overestimate the accuracy of our beliefs and judgments.
d. overestimate the degree to which other people will confirm our beliefs.
Ans: a. search for information consistent with our preconceptions.
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In Peck's theory, ego integrity requires older adults to
A) move beyond their life's work, their bodies, and their separate identities. B) transcend time and repair the wrongs of the past. C) overcome bitterness and accept death as the final life task. D) disguise their self-contempt and find ways to affirm their self-worth.
The ability to correctly identify previously learned information is known as memory
a. recall b. recognition c. relearning d. redintegration