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joe

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Regarding major depression, which of the following statements is false?
 
  a. Major depression has a relatively high rate of recurrence.
  b. Many psychologists believe that the stressors faced by many women today contribute to their increased risk of depression.
  c. When left untreated, episodes of major depression can last months, or a year or more.
  d. Researchers have found that women and men tend to cope with depression differently, with men more likely to ruminate.
  e. About 16.5 percent of U.S. adults develop major depression at some point in their lives.

Question 2

Most people assume there are more words in the English language that begin with the letter k than have the letter k in the third position. This may be because it is easier to think of words that begin with k and thus may be an example of
 
  a. the availability heuristic.
  b. the representativeness heuristic. c. functional fixedness.
  d. mental set.
  e. confirmation bias.



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

a



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