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jc611

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The idea that people blame their problems and misfortunes on outgroups, and hold negative attitudes toward outgroups accordingly, is known as ____.
 
  a. aversive prejudice
  b. the confirmation bias
  c. scapegoat theory
  d. the self-serving bias

Question 2

Much of the time, people are interested in keeping their options open rather than making restrictive, final decisions. Two biases that help them avoid making decisions are ____.
 
  a. the status quo bias and the certainty bias
  b. the omission bias and the certainty bias
  c. temporal discounting and the certainty bias
  d. the status quo bias and the omission bias



dmurph1496

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D



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