According to the Discussion of the Representativeness Heuristic in Chapter

question 34

Multiple Choice

According to the discussion of the representativeness heuristic in Chapter 12, people often commit the small-sample fallacy in social situations. An example of this point is that

• A) people may form a stereotype, based on only a few members of a particular ethnic group.
• B) people frequently try to confirm their current hypothesis.
• C) people judge others in terms of personal characteristics that are easy to remember.
• D) people judge the conjunction of two events to be more likely than just one of those events.

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Definitions:

Preparedness

The state of being readily equipped to handle anticipated situations or emergencies.

Conditioning

A form of learning in which an individual's response to certain stimuli is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Drinking Water

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Operant Conditioning

A teaching process in which the force of a response is influenced by either encouragement or disciplinary actions.