The Shortcuts or "Rules of Thumb" That People Use to Make

question 117

Multiple Choice

The shortcuts or "rules of thumb" that people use to make judgments and decisions quickly and efficiently are called

• A) judgmental heuristics.
• B) functional cognitions.
• C) cultural truisms.
• D) structural equations.
• E) rationalizations.

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Definitions:

Australopithecus Afarensis

An early hominin species known for the famous "Lucy" fossil, living approximately 3.9 to 2.9 million years ago.

Paleoanthropological Evidence

Fossils and other physical remnants of early humans and their ancestors, used to study human evolution.

Facultative Bipedalism

The ability to walk on two legs (bipedally) when necessary or advantageous, but not as the primary mode of locomotion.

Sexual Dimorphism

The condition where two sexes of the same species exhibit different characteristics beyond the differences in their sexual organs.