Juanita Finds That She Has Been Given Too Much Information

question 57

Multiple Choice

Juanita finds that she has been given too much information about different new cars and their relative merits and drawbacks.She is having a difficult time making a decision about which car to buy because she cannot process all the information she has gathered.This is an example of ________.

• A)non-automatic processing
• B)information overload
• C)anchoring and adjustment
• D)the representativeness heuristic
• E)information availability

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Definitions:

Differential Pinion Gears

Small gears within the differential that engage with the larger ring gear to allow wheels on the same axle to rotate at different speeds.

Low Axle Lube Level

Low axle lube level indicates an insufficient amount of lubricant in the vehicle's axle system, which can lead to increased friction and damage.

Pinion Gear

A small gear that engages with a larger gear or rack, often used to transmit rotational motion in machinery.

Tooth Contact Pattern

The intermesh contact surfaces between a pair of mating gears; usually no-load tested using machinist’s (Prussian) blue or other semifluid test media.