The Strategy of Basing a Judgment on the Felt Ease

question 93

Multiple Choice

The strategy of basing a judgment on the felt ease with which one can bring to mind particular instances of an event is known as the

• A) anchoring and adjustment heuristic.
• B) representativeness heuristic.
• C) availability heuristic.
• D) recall heuristic.

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Definitions:

Working Memory

A form of short-term memory that involves the temporary holding, processing, and manipulation of information for cognitive tasks.

Short-Term Memory

The capacity for holding a small amount of information in an active, readily available state for a short period.

Context-Dependent Memory

The principle that recall of information is easier when in the same context or environment where the memory was originally formed.

Serial-Order Effect

The impact of an item's position in a sequence on its recall, usually seen in memory tasks like remembering lists.