The Tendency to Solve Problems Using Procedures or Strategies That

question 16

Multiple Choice

The tendency to solve problems using procedures or strategies that worked in the past with similar problems is called:

• A)an availability heuristic.
• B)the anchoring effect.
• C)a mental set.
• D)the representativeness heuristic.

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