Exam 1: B: Psychology As Science: Thinking Like a Researcher

Keeping researchers and participants "blinded" to (or unaware of)the research hypotheses under investigation helps to maintain:

You know that people are often more generous when donating to a cause after seeing a moving photograph than hearing impersonal statistics.In this case,research on the _____ confirms that a picture is worth a thousand words.

_____ is a bias in which people only look for evidence that agrees with what they already believe to be true.

The first information that people receive is often more influential than information presented later.One reason that early information is so effective is that it shapes information received later through the process of:

_____ is most likely responsible for endorsement of the better-than-average effect.

People are more likely to generate "yeah,but" examples for research claims that _____ their personal experience.

The _____ heuristic relies on how readily instances come to mind,whereas the _____ heuristic relies on how typical that instance is.

People who are victims of the confirmation bias are like detectives who are focused on looking for _____ information.

_____ is dedicated to solving a problem and helping people improve their quality of life.

People often overestimate the likelihood of death by shark attack,plane crash,and violence,because news programs emphasize these extreme occurrences to drive up ratings.Your tendency to readily recall such instances even though they are objectively rare is the result of the:

The difference between basic and applied research is that:

The pleasure paradox is:

Overconfidence is:

Gut feelings are to _____ as empirical research is to _____.

What is skepticism?

_____ is a bias in which people emphasize some pieces of information while undervaluing other pieces of information.

The availability heuristic is a strategy for:

According to the _____,the there is a tendency for more extreme outcomes to occur when considering a small sample as compared to a large sample.

_____ is the term that describes an individual's tendency to accept an explanation simply because it feels right.

A researcher who advanced the understanding of sexual behaviors by embracing open-mindedness was: