LaShon Has a Quiz on Research Methods for Both His

question 59

Short Answer

LaShon has a quiz on research methods for both his psychology and biology classes.As he studies,he is continually getting information from one class confused with information from the other.The resulting memory loss is called __________.

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Definitions:

Stereotype

Overgeneralized and oversimplified beliefs about a group of people based on their membership in that group.

Confirmation Bias

The propensity to explore, interpret, select, and revive information in ways that strengthen one's existing convictions or hypotheses.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overestimate the influence of personal characteristics and underestimate the influence of situational factors in explaining others' behavior.

Illusory Correlation

A cognitive bias wherein people falsely perceive an association between two events or situations.