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bobbie

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Which of the following is an example of conservatism?
 a. The reluctance to change personal probabilities in the face of new data.
  b. The reluctance of the scientific community to accept new paradigms or to examine compelling evidence for phenomena such as ESP.
  c. Observations not confirming the current belief system tend to be ignored or dismissed more readily.
  d. All of the above.

Question 2

Research on college students confirms that they see themselves as less likely than average to encounter negative life events. What is the problem with having a tendency to underestimate one's probability of negative life events?


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rekilledagain

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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

IT CAN LEAD TO FOOLISH RISK TAKING; THIS IS THE IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN TO ME PHENOMENON. HOWEVER, IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE, SOMETIME, NO MATTER HOW SMALL THE RISK.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
:D TYSM

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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