Which of the Following Students Provides the Most Accurate Information

question 98

Multiple Choice

Which of the following students provides the most accurate information about the belief-bias effect?

• A) Tabitha: "The belief-bias effect means that novices are not as accurate as experts when solving reasoning problems."
• B) Pilar: "The belief-bias effect demonstrates that top-down processes are active when we use deductive reasoning."
• C) Joell: "Flexible thinkers are especially likely to make mistakes due to the belief-bias effect."
• D) Abilash: "The belief-bias effect operates for syllogisms, but not for conditional reasoning problems."

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Definitions:

Thrust Faulting

A geological process where one rock layer is pushed up over another, often leading to mountain building.

Overriding Plate

The tectonic plate that sits above another plate at a convergent boundary, often responsible for mountain building and volcanic activity.

Ocean-Continent Convergent Boundary

A plate-tectonic boundary where an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate, generally expressed by subduction of the oceanic plate beneath the continent.

Flexing

The act of bending or tensing a material or muscle, often referring to the way earth's crust might bend under certain geological forces.