You Believe That Short Men Have a Tendency to Be

question 24

Multiple Choice

You believe that short men have a tendency to be insecure. The concept of illusory correlation implies that you will

• A)overestimate the frequency of insecure short men.
• B)underestimate the frequency of insecure short men.
• C)accurately estimate the frequency of insecure short men.
• D)falsely assume that tall men are naturally secure.

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Definitions:

Modification

The act of changing something or adjusting it to improve it or to make it more suitable for a particular purpose.

Unconscious Processing

Cognitive operations that occur without conscious awareness, influencing perceptions, thoughts, and behaviors.

Equilibration

Piaget’s term for the tendency to seek a stable balance among cognitive elements; achieved through a balance between assimilation and accommodation.

Adaptation

The process of adjustment or change in response to new conditions or environments, a fundamental aspect of biological and psychological evolution.