If Accurate Judgments Are Our Goal,we Should Use Base Rate

question 101

Multiple Choice

If accurate judgments are our goal,we should use base rate information instead of the representativeness heuristic when

• A) base rates are high.
• B) we have a wealth of information about the person in question.
• C) base rates are low.
• D) we don't have a lot of specific information about the person in question.
• E) the decision is a complicated one.

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Definitions:

Persuasion

The act or process of influencing someone's beliefs, attitudes, intentions, motivations, or behaviors through argument, reasoning, or appeal.

Direct Instruction

A teacher-centered instruction method that includes explicit teaching through lectures or demonstrations of the material, as opposed to exploratory models.

Vicarious Conditioning

Classical conditioning of an involuntary response or emotion by watching the reaction of another person.

Trustworthy

The quality of being reliable, honest, and able to be trusted.