How Does Working in Groups Affect the Use of Heuristics

question 4

Multiple Choice

How does working in groups affect the use of heuristics in information-processing?

• A) If the individuals who comprise the group are prone to rely on a particular heuristic,the group will be even less likely to use this heuristic.
• B) If the individuals who comprise the group are prone to rely on a particular heuristic,the group will be even more likely to use this heuristic.
• C) Regardless of the information-processing propensities of individual group members,groups are less likely than individuals to rely on heuristics.
• D) Regardless of the information-processing propensities of individual group members,groups are more likely than individuals to rely on heuristics.

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