Psych 105 |160 questions | with correct answers

In order for 5 year old Zane to learn to read Japanese, he must have an awareness that the language moves: a) top to bottom b) bottom to top c) left to right d) right to left - Answer top to bottom June is trying to read her psychology text, and finds that she cannot tune out background noise of the library, the way the chair is uncomfortable on various parts of her body, the hum of the heating vents, pencil scribbles on the desk, the light on the computer plug that flashes, the whir of her laptop fan, and her own breathing. It could be said that June lacks _____________ that would allow her to only attend to the information she needs for decision making and minimize the rest. a) bottom up processing b) schemas c) cognitive economy d) disconfirmation strategies - Answer cognitive economy Many people drew faulty conclusions about the relative safety of air travel compared to automobile travel in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Such poor reasoning was the result of: a) hindsight bias b) mental sets c) the availability heuristic d) thin slicing - Answer The availability heuristic