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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Definitions:

Cell Membrane

The thin, flexible barrier that surrounds cells, controlling the movement of substances in and out of the cell.

Action Potential

A short-lasting event in which the electrical membrane potential of a cell rapidly rises and falls, facilitating neural communication.

Absolute Refractory Period

A phase during the action potential of a neuron in which it is impossible for the neuron to fire again, regardless of the strength of any incoming stimuli.

Neural Impulse

Also known as an action potential, it is the electrical signal that travels along the axon of a neuron.