Although some social psychologists might argue that the cognitive errors discussed in this chapter stem from laziness and motivational biases, there is another perspective that puts a more positive spin on this. Articulate the two main parts of this other, more positive, perspective
What will be an ideal response?
a . The first part of the more positive view of cognitive errors is that people evolved the ability to think to promote the ability to argue with and influence others.
b. The second prong of this view is that heuristics actually work quite well. Much of the time in the real world, we do not have access to full information required for purely logical processing. Heuristics and intuition help us make good decisions in these sorts of circumstances.
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can be interpreted as an example of (a) conservation (b) syncretism (c) solipsism (d) accommodation (e) assimilation
Margaret Mead's ethnographic research challenged Hall's claim that adolescent "storm and stress" has a universal biological basis. Mead's finding is based upon which of the following?
a. Most Samoan youth studied went through adolescence with a minimum of turmoil. b. Most American youth studied went through adolescence with a minimum of turmoil. c. Few of the American youth studied experienced transitional angst. d. Most of the Samoan youth studied experienced transitional angst.