A Television Station Interviews Five Movie Viewers After the First

question 39

Multiple Choice

A television station interviews five movie viewers after the first showing of a movie. After finding out that all five enjoyed the movie very much, the reporter states that this
Movie will definitely be a big hit. This is an example of ____________________.

• A) suspect samples
• B) detached statistics
• C) ambiguous averages
• D) changing the subject

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Definitions:

Metacognition

Self-awareness of cognitive functions, commonly defined as "reflecting on one's thoughts."

False Belief

A misunderstanding or incorrect thinking that one accepts as true, often studied in developmental psychology to understand cognitive development.

Suggestibility

The quality of being inclined to accept and act on the suggestions of others.

Mutual Exclusivity

A concept where the occurrence of one event makes the occurrence of another event impossible in the same context.