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1. Thevbtypevbofvbthinkingvbthatvbexaminesvbassumptions,vbappraisesvbthevbsource,vbdiscernsvbhiddenvbbiases,vbe
valuatesvbevidence,vbandvbassessesvbconclusionsvbisvbcalled
a. criticalvbthinking.
b. introspection.
c. speculation.
d. gut-levelvbreasoning.
ANSWER:v b a

2. Surveysvbindicatevbthatvbpeoplevbarevbmorevblikelyvbtovbsupportvb“gunvbsafetyvblaws”vbthanvb“gunvbcontrolvblaw
s.”vbThesevbsurveyvbresultsvbbestvbillustratevbthevbimportancevbof
a. randomvbsampling.
b. wordingvbeffects.
c. thevbplacebovbeffect.
d. naturalisticvbobservation.
ANSWER:v b b

3. Questioningvbwhethervbconclusionsvbarevbwarrantedvbbyvbthevbexistingvbevidencevbbestvbillustrates
a. criticalvbthinking.
b. functionalism.
c. thevbbiopsychosocialvbapproach.
d. introspection.
ANSWER:v b a

4. Invbtheirvbresearchvbonvbpeople’svbperceptionvbofvbhowvbprisonersvbaccusedvbofvbterrorismvbarevbquestioned,vbDr.vbPe
dersenvbanvbDr.vbMacDonaldvbhavevbfoundvbthatvbpeoplevbarevbmorevbapprovingvbofvb“enhancedvbinterrogation”vbthanvb
“torture.”vbThisvbfindvbdemonstratesvbwhichvbofvbthevbfollowing?
a. survey
b. naturalisticvbobservation
c. wordingvbeffects
d. casevbstudy
ANSWER:v b c

5. Patriciavbrecentlyvbreadvbanvbonlinevbarticlevbaboutvbthevbmeaningvbofvbhoroscopes,vbwhichvbexplainedvbhowvbthevb
locationsvbofvbthevbstarsvbatvbone’svbbirthvbdeterminesvbone’svbpersonalityvbandvblifevbcourse.vbPatriciavbisvbskepticalvb
ofvbthisvbinformation.vbShevbconcludesvbthatvbthevbassumptionsvbandvbconclusionsvbofvbthisvbarticlevbarevbfaulty,vbthe
vbwritervbisvbbiasedvbandvblacksvbcredibility, vbandvbthevbevidencevbtovbsupportvbthisvbclaimvbdoesvbnotvbjustifyvbavbcaus

e-effectvbconclusion.vbPatriciavbhasvbengagedvbin
a. criticalvbthinking.
b. introspection.
c. speculation.
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d. emergentvbthinking.
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6. Peoplevboftenvbfailvbtovbmakevbaccuratevbgeneralizationsvbbecausevbtheyvbarevbundulyvbinfluencedvbbyvb cases.
a. randomlyvbselected
b. vivid
c. representative
d. operationallyvbdefined
ANSWER:v b b

7. Checkingvbonvbthevbcredibilityvbofvbthevbsourcesvbofvbinformationvbyouvbusevbinvbavbclassvbreportvbisvbmostvbindicativevb
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a. avbbiopsychosocialvbapproach.
b. criticalvbthinking.
c. introspection.
d. functionalism.
ANSWER:v b b

8. Sixteen-year-
oldvbMarcvbwouldvblikevbtovblearnvbtovbdrive,vbbutvbhisvbparentsvbwon’tvbletvbhim.vbWhenvbhevbasksvbwhy,vbtheyvbremvbhi
mvbaboutvbtwovbfamilyvbmembersvbwhovbwerevbinvolvedvbinvbcollisionsvbwithvbyoungervbdrivers.vb“Teenagersvbarevbal
waysvbgettingvbintovbaccidents,”vbhisvbfathervbtellsvbhim.vbMarc’svbparents’vbreasoningvbbestvbillustratesvbthevbdangervbo
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a. replication.
b. randomvbassignment.
c. thevbplacebovbeffect.
d. generalizingvbfromvbvividvbcases.
ANSWER:v b d

9. Reasoningvbthatvbdoesvbnotvbblindlyvbacceptvbavailablevbargumentsvbandvbconclusionsvbillustrates
a. introspection.
b. criticalvbthinking.
c. thevbpsychodynamicvbperspective.
d. anvbempiricalvbapproach.
ANSWER:v b b

10. Whenvbpeoplevbgeneralizevbfromvbavbfewvbvividvbbutvbunrepresentativevbcases,vbtheyvbarevbfallingvbpreyvbto
a. operationalvbdefinitions.
b. hypothesizing.
c. hindsightvbbias.
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