Alexandra Is Told That Research Supports the Value of Cosmetic

question 159

Multiple Choice

Alexandra is told that research supports the value of cosmetic surgery for boosting self-esteem.Belinda is told that the esteem-enhancing value of cosmetic surgery has been refuted by research.Both women consider the research findings to be common sense.This best illustrates the power of

• A) the placebo effect.
• B) hindsight bias.
• C) random assignment.
• D) the double-blind procedure.

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Definitions:

Serious Illness

Health conditions that have a significant impact on a person’s daily life, potentially life-threatening and requiring complex care.

Recency Effect

The tendency to remember the most recently presented information best.

Recall

The cognitive process of retrieving information from memory without much external cues.

List of Items

An ordered or unordered set of distinct objects or elements.