Nigel Often Cites Newspaper Editorials Favoring the Presidential Candidate He

question 2

Multiple Choice

Nigel often cites newspaper editorials favoring the presidential candidate he supports; he appears to ignore editorials critical of the candidate. Nigel appears prone to:

• A) functional fixedness
• B) mental set
• C) confirmation bias
• D) the representativeness heuristic

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Definitions:

Sample Mean

The average value of a sample set of numbers, calculated by adding all the values together and dividing by the number of values.

Confidence Interval

An interval estimate used to infer the reliability of a parameter estimate, such as a mean or proportion, within a population.

Population Mean

The average value of a population attribute.

Population Mean

The average of all the members of a population.