In the movie "Speed," the characters played by Sandra Bullock (Annie) and Keanu Reaves (Jack) go through some very intense action, after which they find themselves ready to share a passionate kiss. Before that kiss happens, however, Annie says

"Relationships that start under intense circumstances never work." In psychological terms, she is referencing the phenomenon of __________, which means we can incorrectly assign meaning to an emotion because of physiological responses or changes that we experience.
a. misattribution
b. directional bias
c. cognitive error
d. emotional mistakes

Answer: A

Psychology

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A) there is none left. B) it is all stored in neurons. C) insulin levels are low and insulin is needed for glucose to enter the cells of the body. D) glycogen is needed for glucose to enter the cells of the body. E) glucose is needed for insulin to enter the cells of the body.

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In an analysis of variance summary table, the df for groups always equals

a. the number of groups. b. the number of groups minus one. c. the number of subjects per group. d. the total number of subjects minus one.

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