According to the Authors,why Do People Often Rely on a Variety

question 63

Multiple Choice

According to the authors,why do people often rely on a variety of mental shortcuts?

• A)We're inherently flawed in our ability to reason.
• B)We're more interested in speed than in accuracy when we reason.
• C)We're motivated to enhance our self-esteem.
• D)We're not interested in much of the information we take in.
• E)We're confronted with an overwhelming amount of social information.

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