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anshika

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When people try to recall memories from the distant past, they often mistakenly believe that those events occurred more recently than they really did. This phenomenon is called
 
  a. optimizing.
  b. satisficing.
  c. telescoping.
  d. temporary availability.

Question 2

The Literary Digest election survey of 1936 led to an incorrect prediction because
 
  a. the sample size was too small
   b. the sample was not representative of U.S. voters
  c. the error of estimation was too high
  d. a stratified random sample was used
  e. the survey questionnaire was not valid



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B



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