Which Specific Mental Shortcut Does the Text Suggest Causes the Barnum

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which specific mental shortcut does the text suggest causes the Barnum effect?

• A) the judgmental heuristic
• B) the availability heuristic
• C) the base rate information
• D) the representativeness heuristic
• E) the cocktail party phenomenon

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