Use the Figure Below to Answer the Following Question

question 167

Multiple Choice

Use the figure below to answer the following question. Figure 1A.3.11
-Refer to Figure 1A.3.11.The graph shows a ________ relationship.The absolute value of the slope of the relationship ________ as the value of x increases.

• A)positive;increases
• B)positive;decreases
• C)negative;decreases
• D)negative;increases
• E)negative;does not change

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Definitions:

Effortless

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Representativeness Heuristic

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Availability Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person’s mind when evaluating a topic, concept, method, or decision.

Confirmation Bias

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