Christopher Is Considering Breaking Up with His High-School Sweetheart

question 201

Multiple Choice

Christopher is considering breaking up with his high-school sweetheart.He spends many hours weighing the benefits and drawbacks, he asks his friends for advice, and he thinks about it further before coming to his decision.In this case, Christopher is using

• A) automatic thinking.
• B) the representativeness heuristic.
• C) controlled thinking.
• D) self-fulfilling prophecies.

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