Milo and Shirley Have Been Happily Married for 20 Years

question 204

Multiple Choice

Milo and Shirley have been happily married for 20 years. They believe they made it to this milestone because they know each other so well. They recently did a quiz that showed them that they don't know each other as well as they thought! This evidence didn't change their minds, however, and they still believe that their love is because they know nearly everything about each other. This is an example of

• A) the representativeness heuristic.
• B) the hindsight bias.
• C) belief perseverance.
• D) the availability heuristic.

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Definitions:

Method of Elimination

A strategy used to solve systems of equations, where you eliminate one variable to solve for another.

Method of Elimination

A technique used in algebra to solve systems of equations by canceling out one or more variables.

System of Equations

A set of equations with multiple variables, where the solution is the set of values that satisfies all equations simultaneously.

Method of Elimination

A technique for solving systems of linear equations by adding or subtracting equations in order to eliminate one of the variables.