John Watson Would MOST Likely Believe That the Actions of a Child's

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Multiple Choice

John Watson would MOST likely believe that the actions of a child's parents

• A)are not as important as their genes in determining who the child becomes.
• B)have the greatest bearing on how the child acts in adulthood.
• C)are shaped by their unconscious desires.
• D)work in tandem with genetics to determine the child's future.

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Definitions:

Overconfidence

The tendency to be more confident in one's own abilities or outcomes than is objectively justified.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person’s mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut used in decision-making that involves judging the likelihood of an event based on how closely it matches a prototype or stereotype.

Belief Perseverance

The phenomenon where individuals stick to their initial beliefs even when confronted with contrasting evidence.