Memorized Speaking Has the Advantage of Allowing You to Have

question 13

True/False

Memorized speaking has the advantage of allowing you to have maximum eye contact with the audience.

Appreciate the ethical considerations in conducting and evaluating scientific research.

Distinguish between pseudoscience and legitimate scientific inquiry.

Understand the goals of behavioral science (description, prediction, determination of causes, explanation).

Recognize cognitive biases and their impact on perceptions and conclusions.

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Definitions:

Pessimistic Attributions

The tendency to explain the causes of negative events in one's life as internal, stable, and global.

Anchoring Effect

A cognitive bias where an individual relies too heavily on an initial piece of information (the "anchor") when making decisions.

Confirmation Bias

The inclination to seek out, interpret, prefer, and remember data in a manner that affirms one's existing beliefs or hypotheses.

Psychological Disorder

A mental disorder characterized by patterns of thought, behavior, or emotions that are significantly distressing, dysfunctional, or deviant from cultural norms.