For Which of the Following Questions Is an Adolescent Most

question 18

Multiple Choice

For which of the following questions is an adolescent most likely to turn to outside experts for advice?

• A) What steps do I need to take to get admitted to college?
• B) How should I decorate my first dorm room?
• C) Will it be hard to make friends at college?
• D) Is the University of Michigan a fun place to go to college?

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Definitions:

Heuristics

Simple, efficient rules or guidelines used to make quick decisions or solve problems.

Intuitive Judgments

Decisions made quickly and without conscious reasoning, relying on gut feelings and automatic cognitive processes.

Quick

The ability to do something or the act of doing something with speed or within a short time frame.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that involves judging the probability of an event by comparing it to an existing prototype that already exists in our minds.