Question 1

Assuming most crimes involve violence because the news generally reports on rapes,robberies and beatings is an example of the _______ heuristic.

Accepted Answer

A)  availability 
B)  representativeness 
C)  vividness 
D)  matching 
A)  availability 
B)  representativeness 
C)  vividness 
D)  matching

Question 2

,if you want young children to put trash in wastebaskets,you should repeatedly

Accepted Answer

A)  tell them that they should be neat and tidy. 
B)  congratulate them for being neat and tidy. 
C)  tell them that littering is a crime. 
D)  tell them that people who litter are bad. 
A)  tell them that they should be neat and tidy. 
B)  congratulate them for being neat and tidy. 
C)  tell them that littering is a crime. 
D)  tell them that people who litter are bad.

Question 3

The statistical tendency for extreme scores or behaviors to return toward average is called

Accepted Answer

A)  the regression heuristic. 
B)  regression toward the extreme. 
C)  regression toward the average. 
D)  reversion. 
A)  the regression heuristic. 
B)  regression toward the extreme. 
C)  regression toward the average. 
D)  reversion.

Question 4

Researchers had male students speak by telephone with women they thought were either attractive or unattractive.When judges later analyzed the women's comments,they found that the

Accepted Answer

A)  women thought to be attractive spoke more warmly than the other women. 
B)  women thought to be unattractive tried harder to be likable and stimulated better conversation. 
C)  women thought to be attractive spoke in a more aloof and superior manner. 
D)  women thought to be unattractive spoke more slowly and deliberately. 
A)  women thought to be attractive spoke more warmly than the other women. 
B)  women thought to be unattractive tried harder to be likable and stimulated better conversation. 
C)  women thought to be attractive spoke in a more aloof and superior manner. 
D)  women thought to be unattractive spoke more slowly and deliberately.

Assuming most crimes involve violence because the news generally reports on rapes,robberies and beatings is an example of the _______ heuristic.

,if you want young children to put trash in wastebaskets,you should repeatedly

The statistical tendency for extreme scores or behaviors to return toward average is called

Researchers had male students speak by telephone with women they thought were either attractive or unattractive.When judges later analyzed the women's comments,they found that the

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Exam 8: Reasons for Unreason

Assuming most crimes involve violence because the news generally reports on rapes,robberies and beatings is an example of the _______ heuristic.

,if you want young children to put trash in wastebaskets,you should repeatedly

The statistical tendency for extreme scores or behaviors to return toward average is called

Researchers had male students speak by telephone with women they thought were either attractive or unattractive.When judges later analyzed the women's comments,they found that the

Doing Social Psychology

Did You Know It All Along

Self-Concept: Who Am I

Self-Serving Bias

The Power of Positive Thinking

The Fundamental Attribution Error

The Powers and Perils of Intuition

Behavior and Belief

Clinical Intuition

Clinical Therapy: The Powers of Social Cognition

Human Nature and Cultural Diversity

Gender, Genes, and Culture

How Nice People Get Corrupted

Two Routes to Persuasion

Indoctrination and Inoculation

The Mere Presence of Others

Many Hands Make Diminished Responsibility

Doing Together What We Would Not Do Alone

How Do Groups Intensify Decisions

Power to the Person

The Reach of Prejudice

The Roots of Prejudice

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression

Do the Media Influence Social Behavior

Who Likes Whom

The Ups and Downs of Love

Causes of Conflict

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

When Do People Help

Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future

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