Melissa stares at a bright red stop sign for a while being s…

Melissa stares at a bright red stop sign for a while being stopped in traffic after a snowstorm. When she turns away, Melissa sees the image of a green replica of the same stop sign instead. Melissa’s sensation of the green sign is best explained by the _______.

A group of daycare kids were playing “trick or treat” in the…

A group of daycare kids were playing “trick or treat” in the playground among stations set by teachers. The majority of the kids got 8 candy treats. Two kids were the luckiest with 20 candy treats. However, another two kids did not find any candy treats because they were on the swings the whole time and did not bother to participate in the activity. The distribution of the candies kids got is likely to be ____________.  

Rashel and most of her friends enjoy playing video games. In…

Rashel and most of her friends enjoy playing video games. In fact, she can only name 1 or 2 friends that don’t enjoy playing video games. When asked to give an estimate of how much of the general population enjoys playing video games, Rashel gives an overestimate of 80%. Which cognitive phenomenon most likely led her to make this mistake?