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LaDunn

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on: Jun 22, 2018
According to your textbook, one of the reasons that J. Edgar Hoover had a tendency to see communist associations was that he could easily bring to mind examples of communist associations. This cognitive bias is known as the ________.
 
  A) representativeness heuristic
  B) confirmation bias
  C) availability heuristic
  D) false consensus bias

Question 2

The social motive of social status includes benefits such as
 
  A) access to rewards.
  B) attracting mates and promoting the survival of offspring.
  C) understanding ourselves better.
  D) both A and B


tmlewis4706

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D


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