If You Are Able to Sing the Lyrics to a Familiar

question 275

Short Answer

If you are able to sing the lyrics to a familiar pop tune, you are exhibiting the measure of memory known as __________.

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that relies on the immediate examples that come to a person’s mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method or decision.

Representative Heuristic

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

Additive Strategy

An approach where elements are added together to solve problems or make decisions, often seen in mathematics or decision-making processes.

Anchoring

Overestimation of the importance of a factor by focusing on it to the exclusion of other relevant factors.