Wally and Sharon are out on a date. When Sharon asks Wally where they should go for dinner, Wally says "My coworkers keep telling me about that new Japanese place downtown, so it must be a great place to eat." Wally's response illustrates the use of a(n)
a. availability heuristic.
b. confirmation bias.
c. conjunction rule.
d. permission schema.
a
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a. record how boys and girls are portrayed in children's books b. observe both men and women in "non-traditional" occupations c. interview both male and female doctors to determine how they are treated by colleagues d. participate in the daily activities of a family in which the woman works and the man stays home
Suppose we are trying to discern whether an individual is lying based on his or her verbal and nonverbal information and cues. Which of the following statements BEST describes how well we will be able to judge whether this individual is lying?
a) We are able to pay equal attention to the individual's verbal and nonverbal information and cues. b) It is very unlikely that we could judge whether the individual is lying based on either verbal or nonverbal information or cues. c) We are more likely to pay attention to his or her nonverbal cues and, thus, determine if he or she is lying. d) We will probably pay more attention to her or his verbal cues and, in doing so, will have difficulty determining any deception.