Question

Oliver is studying motivation in chimps. His roommate doesn't think that Oliver's research will produce much useful info about human motivation because he believes that info from animal studies will not provide meaningful info about human experiences. Oliver's roommate apparently has

a) A cultural bias
b) A biopsychosocial perspective
c) A psychodynamic viewpoint
d) A cognitive bias

Answer 1

Oliver's roommate has a cognitive bias.

Step-by-step explanation:

Oliver's roommate has a cognitive bias. A cognitive bias refers to a systematic pattern of deviation from rationality in judgment or decision-making due to logical errors or distortions in perception. In this case, Oliver's roommate is biased in his belief that information from animal studies will not provide meaningful information about human experiences, which is a cognitive bias.