Gertrude voted "yes" on a ballot question about whether convicted sex offenders should be banned from being within 500 feet of a playground. Afterwards, she realized that she voted yes because she was disgusted by the
thought of sex offenders near playgrounds, but did not really consider whether the ban would actually decrease the probability that a child would be harmed. Gertrude used ________________ to make her decision.
a. the affect heuristic
b. objective analysis
c. confirmation bias
d. the availability heuristic
Answer: a
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a. The distinction between shallow and deep processing has never been clearly defined. b. Shallow processing does not always imply a poor memory. c. Researchers cannot control the depth to which their subjects process information. d. The model has not produced further research on the nature of long-term memory. e. Memory is not a directly observable phenomenon.
The part of the ear that equalizes the pressure in the inner ear when the stirrup hits against the oval window is called the
a. cochlea. b. round window. c. earlobe. d. organ of Corti.