After owning a car with a manual transmission, Don buys a car with an automatic transmission. When first driving his new car, he keeps reaching for the nonexistent clutch and gearshift. This is an example of

Randall believes that aliens are currently living deep under the ocean. When looking for information about this on the Internet, he ignores any sites that are skeptical of his belief and only visits sites that support his belief. This is an ­example of

a. functional fixedness. b. confirmation bias. c. creativity bias. d. confirmation fixedness.

________ is a condition in which a patient shows a series of seizures, but does not regain consciousness

A) Petit mal disorder B) Coma disorder C) Simple partial seizure disorder D) Absence disorder E) Status epilepticus