If I Am Given 10 Math Problems, and I Can

question 207

Multiple Choice

If I am given 10 math problems, and I can and do solve the first nine in the same way, I may struggle with the tenth problem if it requires a different method to solve it. This best illustrates the concept of

• A) availability heuristics.
• B) mental sets.
• C) thin slicing.
• D) hindsight bias.

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