The Heuristics That We Use for Decision Making Don't Include

question 154

Multiple Choice

The heuristics that we use for decision making don't include all information, and can lead us to make errors. Why, then, do our brains use them?

• A) We haven't evolved past this primitive aspect of our cognition.
• B) They have more advantages than disadvantages.
• C) Our brains revert to these processes when we are fatigued.
• D) Our cognitions are simple stimulus-response connections.

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