________ Is a Cognitive Bias That Deceives People into Assuming

question 42

Multiple Choice

________ is a cognitive bias that deceives people into assuming that extreme instances of a phenomenon are more prevalent than they really are.

• A) Frequency
• B) Illusion of control
• C) Ego-defensiveness
• D) Cognitive dissonance

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Definitions:

Photoreceptors

Specialized cells or organs in organisms that respond to light, enabling vision or other light-based sensory processes.

Photopigment Rhodopsin

A light-sensitive pigment found in the rod cells of the retina, crucial for low-light vision.

Color Vision

The ability of the visual system to distinguish objects based on the wavelengths of the light they reflect, emit, or transmit.

Chemoreceptors

Sensory receptor cells or organs specialized in detecting chemical substances in the environment or the body.