What Gets Sent to the Program When a User Clicks

question 7

Multiple Choice

What gets sent to the program when a user clicks on an image map?

• A) the name of the image map
• B) the number of pixels (relative to the upper left-hand corner) of the cursor within the image
• C) the color code of the location of the cursor
• D) the x- and y-coordinates of the cursor within the image
• E) the location (in pixels) from the upper left-hand corner of the entire screen

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Definitions:

Paired Distinctiveness

Illusory correlation in which items are seen as belonging together because they share some unusual feature.

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive short-cut in which the frequency or likelihood of an event is based on how quickly instances or associations come to mind.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that involves judging the probability of an event by its similarity to a prototype, potentially leading to errors in judgment.