A Study in Which People Were Asked to Rate the Strength

question 142

Multiple Choice

A study in which people were asked to rate the strength of their sex drive and their degree of attraction to men and women found that for heterosexual women, a strong sex drive correlated with

• A) increased interest in men only.
• B) increased interest in women only.
• C) increased interest in men and women.
• D) increased number of sexual acts per day.

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

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

Heuristic

A rule-of-thumb or shortcut that is used to make decisions or solve problems more quickly.

Algorithm

A step-by-step procedure for calculations, data processing, and automated reasoning tasks.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut where people categorize situations or individuals based on how similar they are to typical cases or categories they know.