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You have been with your girlfriend for a little over a year. Although this started off well, there have been more arguments lately.
 
  Your girlfriend breaks up with you, stating that the two of you have always had difficulty agreeing on things and that she has had enough. This might be a case of _____________.
  a. emotional confusion c. state-dependent effect
  b. belief bias d. consistency bias

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Two police officers are at the scene of a traffic accident. After talking to several people, Officer Jones reported the driver who rear-ended the other vehicle was traveling close to 50 mph in a 35 mph zone.
 
  Officer Smith, however, disagreed. Based on the people he talked to, the driver was traveling about 38 mph. Their captain asked you to find out how they could disagree so much. You found that Officer Jones asked how fast was the car moving when it slammed into the other car? while Officer Smith asked how fast was the car moving when it bumped into the other car? and told the captain it was a good example of (the) _________________.
  a. misinformation effect c. faulty eyewitness testimony
  b. natural variations d. context-dependent effect



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: d

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a




charchew

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
:D TYSM


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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