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Which subject is a significant part of a psychological education?
Why do scientists use statistics?
What is the common perception of statistics among psychology students?
According to the text, what is Simpson's paradox?
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What does the text suggest about the gender bias in Berkeley's admissions processes?
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What is the main point the author is making about doing research?
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Why is it important to consider both the aggregated and disaggregated data in a research project?
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According to the text, what did J. St. B. Evans et al. (1983) find in their study?
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What percentage of the time did people perceive a strong argument that contradicted their pre-existing beliefs to be a strong argument?
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What percentage of the time did people perceive a weak argument that agreed with their pre-existing biases to be a weak argument?
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What percentage of people's judgments were correct in compensating for their prior biases?
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Which of the following is an example of the belief bias effect in logical reasoning?
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Which of the following statements is true about deductively valid arguments?
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What is the main challenge in evaluating evidence impartially according to the text?
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What is the belief bias effect in logical reasoning?
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