People are likely to overestimate the absolute number of minority individuals who are involved in criminal activity because the mass media typically overrepresents the number of minority individuals engaged in criminal behavior
This is most clearly an example of
a. anchoring bias.
b. the availability heuristic.
c. a frame.
d. decision aversion.
Answer: b. the availability heuristic.
Psychology
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a. Neural tube defects b. Respiratory distress syndrome c. Neuronal migration d. Implantation
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The results of a two-factor analysis of variance produce df = 1, 30 for the F-ratio for factor A, and df = 2, 30 for the F-ratio for the AxB interaction. Based on this information, how many levels of factor B were compared in the study?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. Cannot be determined without additional information
Psychology