Psychology 230 Exam2Form A- Page5 18. You have been watching Prof. Young lecture

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Psychology 230 Exam2Form A- Page5 18. You have been watching Prof. Young lecture all semester. to check what he is actually wearing, you assume he is wearing socks today Bolstering process likely has an influence on what you assume Without looking at him right now a) augmentation b) availability c) selective interpretation d) reconstruction What Cognitive Prof. Young is wearing? 19. Don worries about flying on an airplane. He thinks the odds of crashing are fairly high because instances of horrible crashes easily come to mind. This example best ilustrates a) counterfactual thinking. b) belief perseverance. c) the availability heuristic. d) the naturalistic fallacy 20. Because his professor talks more than anyone else in clas, Joe assumes that the instructor is naturally a very talkative person. Given this limited sample of behavior, Joe's inference is probably an example of a) the fundamental attribution error b) the belief in a just world c) counterfactual thinking. d) belief perseverance. 21. The mental process that is "theory driven" and filters and interprets new information in light of preexisting knowledge and expectations is called Availability heuristic b) Bottom-up processes c) Assimilation process 22. An American soldier is captured and imprisoned by enemy forces. The enemy then releases a videotape of the soldier proclaiming a deep hatred for America. According to the discounting principle, Americans who later view this videotape are likely to explain the soldier's proclamations d) Top-down processes causes. in terms of a) emotional b) situational c) dispositional d) global

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18. this is the availability heuristic wherein a quick decision is made mentally on the basis of the already available information.

19. This is the belief perseverance wherein ample evidence may suggest the opposite of what is believed, but the belief is still held strongly.

20. This a fundamental attribution error.

21. Availability heiristic.

22. Dispositional causes will be portrayed.

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