Many television viewers are impressed by "psychic mediums" who pretend to communicate with the deceased friends and relatives of audience members. Typically, the viewers will remember the apparent "hits," or correct statements made by the "mediums," while ignoring the "misses," or incorrect statements. This tendency is referred to as

a. the Barnum effect.
b. the confirmation bias.
c. the astrologer's dilemma.
d. uncritical acceptance.

B

Psychology

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A) only traditionally masculine characteristics. B) only traditionally feminine characteristics. C) both traditionally feminine and traditionally masculine characteristics. D) mental illness.

Psychology

A scientist is interested in testing whether SAT scores can predict a student's GPA. In this design, GPA is the _____ and SAT score is the_____

a. predictor; outcome b. independent; dependent c. outcome; predictor d. predictor; manipulated

Psychology