Texas Ranks __________ Among the States in the Amount of Hazardouswaste

question 58

Multiple Choice

Texas ranks __________ among the states in the amount of hazardouswaste generated, carbon dioxide emissions, and toxic chemicals released into the air and into the groundwater.

• A) first
• B) third
• C) last
• D) fifth

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

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

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one’s preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut used in decision making, where an individual relies on the similarity between the item in question and a category prototype.

Divergent Thinking

Expanding the number of possible problem solutions; creative thinking that diverges in different directions.