Gillian and Illeana Are in the Same Grade at the Same

question 7

Multiple Choice

Gillian and Illeana are in the same grade at the same school,but they participate in different extracurricular activities.Their classes are therefore part of ______________,while their extracurricular activities are part of _____________.

• A) a pluralistic environment;an unshared environment
• B) an ethological environment;an unshared environment
• C) a shared environment;an ethological environment
• D) a shared environment;an unshared environment

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

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

Halo Effect

A cognitive bias where a positive impression in one area influences a person's perception in other areas.

Bottom-up Processing

A way of processing information where perception starts with an analysis of the basic elements and builds up to a complete perception.

Self-relevant

Pertaining to information or stimuli that have personal significance to an individual, often influencing attention, perception, and memory processes.