Erica Intensely Dislikes a Particular Co-Worker and Seems to Only

question 139

Multiple Choice

Erica intensely dislikes a particular co-worker and seems to only notice his negative qualities. For example, when the co-worker is late for work but happens to bring in donuts, Erica assumes that the co-worker brought donuts because he knew he was going to be late and is trying to deflect attention from his lateness. It does not occur to Erica that her co-worker is late because he stopped to buy donuts. Erica's conclusions illustrate the ____.

• A)confirmation bias
• B)gambler's fallacy
• C)conjunction fallacy
• D)illusory correlation

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Definitions:

Watson And Jones

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Unconditioned Stimulus

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White Rat

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