Ruth Is Taking a Social Psychology Class with a Professor

question 19

Multiple Choice

Ruth is taking a social psychology class with a professor who has a reputation of being mean and unhelpful. Ruth notices that the professor will not provide any extensions for late work or provide any extra credit opportunities for struggling students. Which of the following concepts does this example best demonstrate?

• A) The false consensus effect
• B) The false uniqueness effect
• C) The hindsight bias
• D) The confirmation bias

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Definitions:

Recessive Gene

A gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical or when the dominant allele is not present.

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A chromosomal abnormality characterized by intellectual disability and caused by an extra chromosome in the 21st pair.

Sex-linked Chromosomal Abnormalities

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