When Larina Started College,she Was Certain That She Would Never

question 59

Multiple Choice

When Larina started college,she was certain that she would never smoke marijuana. By the end of her freshman year,however,Larina had used this drug on three different occasions. Larina's experience best illustrates

• A)the availability heuristic.
• B)confirmation bias.
• C)overconfidence.
• D)the framing effect.

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Definitions:

Electroencephalogram

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Brain-Wave Activity

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Speed of Helping

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