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panfilo

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Which of the following students has the best explanation for illusory correlations?
 
  a. Tim: Illusory correlations arise when people focus their attention on only one set of characteristics, and they do not consider the other sets of characteristics
  b. Joanne: Illusory correlations are based on the inappropriate use of confidence intervals.
  c. Sophie: Illusory correlations resemble the conjunction fallacy, in which we believe that two psychological characteristics or categories are related to each other.
  d. Ingo: Actually, a recent meta-analysis showed thatironicallyillus ory correlations are illusory.

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According to the social cognition approach to stereotypes, we form stereotypes primarily
 
  a. because of our normal cognitive processes.
  b. because we dislike certain categories of people.
  c. because we feel guilty, and we want to blame other categories of people for some problems.
  d. because of factors that evolutionary psychology can explain.


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aruss1303

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: a

Answer to Question 2

Ans: a


panfilo

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Excellent

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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