The research on logical reasoning shows that the confirmation bias is especially likely to operate when the participants
a. are working on an ecologically valid task, rather than a task in the psychology laboratory.
b. use a diagram to solve the problem, rather than solving it "in their heads."
c. are working on a task that focuses on arbitrary stimuli, rather than on human interactions.
d. rely too heavily on bottom-up processes.
Ans: c
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a. blunted or very inappropriate emotions b. withdrawal from contact with others and a loss of interest in external activities c. the presence of two or more personalities that alternate in consciousness d. a breakdown in personal habits and an inability to deal with daily events
PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES are examples of:
a. primary sources b. secondary sources c. reference works d. bibliographic tools