You Choose to Attend a College That Is Known for Its

question 91

Multiple Choice

You choose to attend a college that is known for its arts program, as you would like to develop your talents further. This is an example of how

• A) the social situation affects different people differently.
• B) people choose their social situations.
• C) people create their social situations.
• D) social situations have little effect.

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Definitions:

Situational Cues

Environmental or contextual signals that influence an individual's behavior, perception, or decision-making in specific situations.

Heuristic Shortcuts

Simple, efficient rules which people often use to form judgments and make decisions, sometimes leading to cognitive biases.

Stereotyping Heuristic

A mental shortcut that allows individuals to make quick judgments about people or situations based on generalizations or stereotypes.

Representation Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut in which judgments are made based on how much one thing resembles another.