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Kikoku

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Which of the following is true about the use of schemas?
 
  a. Schemas are an example of controlled thinking.
  b. When people have an incorrect schema, rarely do they act in a way to make it come true.
  c. Although schemas can lead to errors, they are a very useful way of organizing information about the world and filling in gaps in our knowledge.
  d. The schema we use is influenced only by what information is chronically accessible and not by our goals or by what has been primed recently.

Question 2

A friend is complaining about the requirement that she take a statistics and research methods course as part of her major. Describe to her at least two reasons that the course will make her a better thinker, not just a better psychology student.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: (Best answers include information about base rates, probability, random sampling, etc. Best answers should also include reference to research by Nisbett and colleagues about the reasoning abilities of psychology students compared to chemistry, law, and medical students.)


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