A Mother Reports That Her Child Has a Temperature of 105.2

question 2

Multiple Choice

A mother reports that her child has a temperature of 105.2 ^$\circ$ F.What centigrade temperature does this represent?

• A) 36.7^\(\circ\)
• B) 38.7^\(\circ\)
• C) 40.7^\(\circ\)
• D) 42.7^\(\circ\)

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Definitions:

Self-Serving Bias

A cognitive bias that causes individuals to see their successes as based on internal factors while attributing failures to external factors.

False Consensus Effect

The tendency to overestimate how much other people share our beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.

Stanley Milgram

A psychologist best known for his groundbreaking studies on obedience, demonstrating people's willingness to follow authority figures' orders, even to the extent of harming others.

Obedience

The act of following the directions or commands of a person in authority.