After the disaster of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, many people come forward and said that they knew that the levees in New Orleans should have been built stronger, and that they just knew that a catastrophe like this was coming
In research this is known as the __________.
a. false consensus effect
b. hindsight bias
c. critical error
d. empirical fallacy
Answer: B
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a. reduced blood flow caused by a clot or severe narrowing of the arteries b. blood vessels bursting c. leakage of blood into the brain d. vascular cognitive impairment
Valerie has embezzled just over two million dollars from the company where she works. She feels no remorse for her actions, and she is looking forward to an early retirement in Argentina. In this example, the embezzling that Valerie has done would most likely be considered:
a. emotionally disturbing and psychologically abnormal b. emotionally disturbing but psychologically normal c. culturally deviant but psychologically normal d. culturally deviant and psychologically abnormal