How Much Did the Average Temperature of the Earth Change

question 35

Multiple Choice

How much did the average temperature of the Earth change between 1880 and 2011?

• A) 4^oC
• B) 2^oC
• C) 1^oC
• D) −2^oC
• E) no significant change

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Definitions:

Memory Code

The format in which information is stored in the memory, including visual, acoustic, and semantic codes.

Reconstructive Memory Principle

The concept that memories are not played back exactly as they happened, but are reconstructed, or pieced together, from various sources.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after an outcome is known, that it was predictable, despite there being little or no objective basis for predicting it.

Reconstruction Bias

a type of cognitive bias that involves memory errors in which individuals may add or omit details in their recollection of events.