With Regard to the Use of Base Rate Information, the Evidence

question 127

Multiple Choice

With regard to the use of base rate information, the evidence suggests that people __________.

• A) totally disregard base rate information and rely only on the similarity of information to a category
• B) are very astute at using base rate information
• C) focus too much on individual characteristics and insufficiently on base rates
• D) focus equally on individual characteristics and base rate information

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Definitions:

Psychoanalytic Theory

A set of theories originated by Sigmund Freud, which focus on the unconscious mind and childhood experiences as determinants of an individual's psychological state and behavior.

Instinct Approaches

A perspective in psychology that suggests human and animal behaviors are innate and driven by evolutionary pressures.

Heredity

The passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.

Instinct Approaches

Theoretical perspectives in psychology that suggest some human behaviors are innate and due to evolutionary programming.