Carol is asked to rate her husband in terms of how helpful he is with the household chores. Because she cannot think of a single instance of helpful behavior, she gives him a very low rating. Carol relied on ____ to make her judgment
a. counterfactual thinking
b. the base-rate fallacy
c. the availability heuristic
d. a confirmation bias
c
Psychology
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What phenomenon is evident in the fact that it is more difficult for Heidi to remember her old phone number as time passes since she moved?
a) memory curve b) free recall curve c) serial position curve d) curve of forgetting
Psychology
Available evidence suggests that children with which
condition typically have a great deal of difficulty in developing theory of mind, which would allow them to understand jokes, figures of speech, and lying? a. autistic spectrum disorders b. specific learning disabilities c. ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) d. genius-level intelligence
Psychology