Wally and Sharon Are Out on a Date

question 39

Multiple Choice

Wally and Sharon are out on a date.When Sharon asks Wally where they should go for dinner,Wally says "My coworkers keep telling me about that new Japanese place downtown,so it must be a great place to eat." Wally's response illustrates the use of a(n)

• A)availability heuristic.
• B)confirmation bias.
• C)conjunction rule.
• D)permission schema.

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Definitions:

Hypnosis

A heightened state of concentration and enhanced receptiveness, frequently employed in therapeutic settings.

Psychogenic Perspective

Viewing or interpreting psychological phenomena, including symptoms or disorders, as originating from mental or emotional stresses.

Hysteria

A historical term for a psychological disorder characterized by a wide variety of physical and emotional symptoms, now understood in terms of specific disorders like conversion or dissociative disorders.

Somatogenic View

The perspective that mental disorders originate from biological or physical factors.