Results from experiments with confirmation bias

are not valid
always disprove a hypothesis
are usually accepted anyway
always prove a hypothesis

Gettysburg address question. lincoln uses the images of birth and rebirth in this address. why?

You think all professors are uncoordinated, but then you see your social psychology professor make a diving catch down the left-field line at an intramural softball game against the arts department team. you also notice that your professor hits lead-off for the team and is able to score from second base on a ground-out. you maintain your original stereotype of professors as uncoordinated by deciding that this one individual is an exception to the rule because he is a “young professor.” this is an example of

The social contact theory states that