Raquel Is Interested in Determining Whether Astrological Signs Are Predictive

question 146

Multiple Choice

Raquel is interested in determining whether astrological signs are predictive of personality. To investigate this, she examines her own behaviors, find that they match the predictions in her astrology book, and concludes that everyone's sign does indeed predict how they will behave. Believing that everyone thinks and behaves like her is an error that stems from Raquel's use of the:

• A) "what you see is what there is" phenomenon.
• B) pleasure paradox.
• C) better-than-average effect.
• D) hindsight bias.

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Definitions:

Optic Nerve

A paired nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.

Retina

The light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye that converts light into neural signals that the brain interprets as visual images.

Pupil

The black circular opening in the center of the iris of the eye, which regulates the amount of light that enters the eye.

Iris

The colored ring of muscle that surrounds the pupil of the eye, controlling the size of the pupil and the amount of light that enters.