After his football team wins a close game on a very risky play that rarely worked, Greg says, "I KNEW that play would win the game for us." In reality, he wasn't at all sure it would work until after the play was completed
His thinking is an example of ______.
a. the confirmation bias c. framing
b. counterfactual thinking d. hindsight bias
D
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Watching TV during young childhood __________________________________
a. has not been associated with any positive effects on development b. is a popular leisure activity all over the world c. has been correlated with aggressive thoughts and behaviors, but only among males who were already extremely aggressive before viewing d. has not been studied experimentally, and therefore no conclusions about causation can be made
Which of the following is true of people in a fugue state?
a. Their new identity is usually more withdrawn and inhibited than their original personality. b. Their sense of self usually returns in a matter of hours or days. c. They act less purposefully than people with amnesia. d. While they typically regain most memory of their original identity, they always retain all memories of their activities during the fugue state.