A Friend Tells You That Shaving More Frequently Causes Hair

question 152

Multiple Choice

A friend tells you that shaving more frequently causes hair to grow back darker and coarser than before. You think this sounds correct, so you vow to only shave once a week. In this case, you have fallen victim to a phenomenon known as:

• A) truthiness.
• B) better-than-average effect.
• C) confirmation bias.
• D) introspection.

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Definitions:

Relative Deprivation

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The process whereby individuals learn about the rules of behavior characteristic of another culture.

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The shared and repetitive ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving that characterize a particular social group.

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