Schemes Serve

question 95

Multiple Choice

Schemes serve

• A) as action patterns that serve to guide behavior.
• B) to limit our ability to learn about and to represent our world mentally.
• C) to guarantee that information processing will be unique and individualized.
• D) to restrict our understanding of the world.

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Definitions:

Representativeness Heuristic

A mental shortcut that involves making a probability judgment by comparing an object or event to a prototype of the object or event.

Prototype

An early sample, model, or release of a product that is used to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from.

Category Membership

The belonging of an item or individual to a defined group based on shared characteristics or criteria.

Representativeness Heuristic

A mental shortcut used for making decisions about the likelihood of an uncertain event by comparing it to what is considered a normal instance.