The Validity Effect Is the Tendency of People To

question 111

Multiple Choice

The validity effect is the tendency of people to:

• A) solve problems using the same procedures that lead to valid results on similar problems.
• B) be unable to distinguish between actual experiences and what they have been told.
• C) overestimate their abilities to have predicted an event once the outcome is known.
• D) believe that a statement is true simply because it has been repeated a number of times.

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Definitions:

Intuition

refers to the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning.

Belief

An acceptance that something exists or is true, especially without proof, or the mental acceptance of and conviction in the truth, actuality, or validity of something.

Self-Disclosure

The act of revealing personal information about oneself to others.

Kinesics

The study of body movement, expression, and gestures as a form of non-verbal communication.