Imagine That You Are Taking Your Dog on a Walk

question 55

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you are taking your dog on a walk along a trail in the woods, and you see an unfamiliar animal. You immediately recognize that it is a bird due to its features, but it is one you have never seen before. Your ability to recognize it as a bird is due to ______.

• A) analogical reasoning
• B) causal reasoning
• C) surface approaches
• D) category induction

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Definitions:

Activated Automatically

Processes or responses that occur without conscious control or effort.

Reduced Efficiency

A decline in the effectiveness or productivity of a process, system, or mechanism, often resulting in lower output or increased waste.

Bystander Effects

Phenomena in which individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present.

Diffusion Of Responsibility

A psychological phenomenon where individuals are less likely to take action or feel a sense of responsibility in the presence of a large group of people.