The Representativeness Heuristic Most Closely Resembles the Social Psychological Phenomenon

question 228

Multiple Choice

The representativeness heuristic most closely resembles the social psychological phenomenon of

• A) conformity.
• B) groupthink.
• C) stereotypes.
• D) self-serving bias.

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Definitions:

Social Welfare Function

A theoretical framework in economics that represents preferences over social states or outcomes, aiming to aggregate individual utilities into a measure of collective welfare.

Pareto Optimum

A distribution of resources in which it is not feasible to rearrange in a way that improves one person's situation without detrimentally affecting at least another individual's standing.

Utility Possibilities Frontier

A graph that shows the maximum amount of utility that can be achieved by different individuals or groups from a fixed set of resources.

Production Possibilities

A curve or frontier that illustrates the maximum feasible amounts of two commodities that can be produced with available resources and technology.