Juan’s mother has always said that Bill Clinton was the best U.S. president of the past 50 years. Juan decides to write a paper about Clinton for his history class. He searches online for evidence that Clinton was the best president, and he finds many resources that support this claim. Juan’s approach to his internet search was possibly affected by which cognitive bias?

Darius tutors school children for two hours every week. Each month, his boss asks him to tutor one additional hour. By the end of the year, he is tutoring 12 hours a week. To increase Darius’s tutoring hours, his boss has used the ________ strategy.

Four witnesses see a truck hit a small car. If they all saw the same thing, who is likely to give the highest estimate of the truck’s speed when testifying in court?

Stephanie has social anxiety disorder. The more social fears she has, the more likely she is to

Based on the evidence provided in your textbook regarding the behavioral effects of Ritalin therapy, which of the following outcomes is most likely in a group of 12-year-old boys taking the drug for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder?

Rand gets very anxious when he is in an enclosed space. Every time he gets in an elevator, he thinks, “I will never get out of here alive.” His therapist encourages Rand to replace these thoughts with more rational ones, such as, “The doors of the elevator closed correctly, and they will open correctly in just a minute.” His therapist is using

Research has found that the cause of obsessive-compulsive disorder may be linked to all of the following EXCEPT

Dr. Sampson is a clinical psychologist who knows that cognitive-behavioral therapy is one of the most effective therapies to help clients with

Cade is driving with his three roommates across the country. Each person individually believes that it is extremely dangerous to drive straight for 48 hours without resting. However, as a group, they decide to drive straight for 48 hours without resting. When the group makes this poor decision, it is most likely demonstrating all of the following psychological principles EXCEPT

Applying the insufficient justification effect, you recruit students to help with a campus clean-up project on a Saturday—a time when they’d much rather be catching up on sleep or relaxing with friends. For their time, some students are paid $1, and some are paid $20. After the students complete the work, you ask them to rate their enjoyment. Who will report enjoying the project more?