Decisions Made on the Basis of the Representativeness Heuristic May

question 64

Multiple Choice

Decisions made on the basis of the representativeness heuristic may be flawed because they tend to ignore information about ________.

• A)base rates
• B)schemas
• C)rational processing schemes
• D)automatic priming
• E)the availability heuristic

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A lightweight, spongy bone located at the root of the nose between the eyes, forming part of the cranial floor and part of the nasal cavity and eye orbits.

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Mastoid

A prominent bone located behind the human ear, part of the temporal bone, containing air cells that drain the middle ear.

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