When Newcomb (1961) Randomly Assigned Male Students at the University

question 84

Multiple Choice

When Newcomb (1961) randomly assigned male students at the University of Michigan to be roommates at the start of the school year, he found that __________ and __________ were powerful predictors of who would become friends.

• A) demographic similarity; physical attractiveness
• B) demographic similarity; attitude similarity
• C) attitude similarity; physical attractiveness
• D) physical attractiveness; the number of friends in common

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Definitions:

Five-step Model

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Representativeness

The cognitive bias in decision-making where the likelihood of an event is evaluated based on how much it resembles a typical case.

Mental Prototype

A mental image or best example that embodies the most typical characteristics of a particular category or concept.

Satisficing Decisions

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