Author Question: When asked a question during a trivia game, Sylvia is certain that her answer is correct, even ... (Read 123 times)

Evvie72 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

When asked a question during a trivia game, Sylvia is certain that her answer is correct, even though her teammates disagree. Sylvia cannot be persuaded by her teammates to reconsider how accurate her response is. She is demonstrating the

a. overconfidence barrier.
b. priming effect.
c. availability heuristic.
d. monitoring process.

Question 2

After seeing the movie Fargo, Craig firmly believes that Minnesotans and North Dakotans are the goofiest people in the United States.

You believe that Minnesotans and North Dakotans are no goofier than people any place else, and you would like to get Craig to change his judgment. To do this, you might
a. ask him to consider the opposite point of view.
b. ask him to think more carefully about his judgment.
c. tell him to stop being irrational.
d. tell him that he needs a law school course.