Using the criteria of Occam's Razor, a good theory is one that is the _____ explanation for the available data

After the initial consultation, a psychotherapist agrees to

conduct marriage counseling with a couple. The psychotherapist tells the couple that the number of sessions will be determined by how much progress the couple makes each week toward the goals they have set and the homework exercises they complete. This type of therapy would be considered a. time-limited. b. open-ended. c. insight-oriented. d. nondirective.

Stephon knows someone whose brother received a very lucrative contract to play professional basketball for the National Basketball Association (NBA). With this success story in mind, he ignores the statistics that indicate a very low probability that anyone will make it to the NBA and overestimates his own chances of making it. This scenario best illustrates

a. the covariation principle. b. the base-rate fallacy. c. non-correspondent inferences. d. the actor-observer effect.