Craig Is Convinced That His Accountant Is a Cocaine Addict

question 40

Multiple Choice

Craig is convinced that his accountant is a cocaine addict.To determine whether he is correct,Craig asks his friends if the accountant sniffs a lot,uses slang when he speaks,or frequently excuses himself to use the men's room-three behaviours Craig believes are characteristic of cocaine addicts.What do Craig's methods illustrate?

• A) the false-consensus effect
• B) a self-fulfilling prophecy
• C) confirmatory hypothesis testing
• D) the trait negativity bias

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