The Validity Effect Is the Tendency of People to

question 130

Multiple Choice

The validity effect is the tendency of people to

• A)be unable to distinguish between actual experiences and what they have been told.
• B)believe that a statement is true simply because it has been repeated a number of times.
• C)solve problems using the same procedures that lead to valid results on similar problems.
• D)overestimate their abilities to have predicted an event once the outcome is known.

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Definitions:

Combustion Reaction

A chemical process in which a substance combines with oxygen, releasing heat and often light; commonly associated with fire.

Oxidation Number

A concept in chemistry that reflects the degree of oxidation of an atom in a chemical compound.

Potassium

A chemical element with symbol K and atomic number 19, it's a vital nutrient that regulates fluid balance and nerve signals.

Oxidation Number

The oxidation number is a value assigned to an element in a chemical compound that represents the number of electrons lost or gained by an atom of that element in the compound.