Without experience of their own, children are particularly susceptible to the influence of ______ on their attitudes

Jan decides to read a self-help book that is designed to help

her get control over her eating habits and experience rapid "perfectly healthy" weight loss. Though the advice is very useful, Jan should be cautious in believing the results of this inventory because the results A) are factual. B) are based on scientific methods. Incorrect. In fact, many self-help products of this type have no basis in science and should only be considered entertainment. C) may be part of the misinformation explosion. Correct. Despite the growth and accessibility of popular psychology, the industry has succumbed to the misinformation explosion, with little control over the quality of untested products. D) may lead to better decision making.

The _____ hypothesis refers to an escape hatch or a loophole that defenders of a theory or belief can use to insulate their belief from falsification

A) confirmatory B) ad hoc immunizing C) availability heuristic D) representativeness