Judging Individuals Based on Their Similarity to Typical Members of a Group

question 69

Multiple Choice

Judging individuals based on their similarity to typical members of a group is known as the ________.

• A)availability heuristic
• B)automatic priming
• C)anchoring heuristic
• D)representativeness heuristic
• E)similarity heuristic

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Definitions:

Stagnation

A state of inactivity or lack of progress and development, often used in psychological contexts to describe periods of life where growth is perceived to halt.

Muscle Mass

The total amount of skeletal muscle in an individual's body, crucial for physical strength and overall health.

Extra Pounds

A term often used to refer to additional weight that a person carries, typically considered to be beyond what is healthy or normal for their body type and height.

Weights

Measures of the force of gravity acting on an object, commonly used in the context of physical objects or body mass.