According to the Discussion in Chapter 12,the Belief-Bias Effect

question 15

Multiple Choice

According to the discussion in Chapter 12,the belief-bias effect

• A)is an example of overreliance on bottom-up processing.
• B)is likely to operate for people who have difficulty thinking flexibly.
• C)reveals that people provide irrational answers on logical reasoning tasks.
• D)arises from the general human tendency to answer "true," rather than "false."

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Definitions:

Early Signs

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Experimental Study

A study method that involves manipulating variables to determine cause and effect relationships.

Cure Rates

The percentage of people who are considered completely free of a particular disease after undergoing treatment.

Double-Masked Design

Experimental procedure in which neither the participant nor the experimenter knows whether the participant has received the experimental treatment or a placebo.