Suppose That You Are Trying to Decide Whether to Buy

question 36

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are trying to decide whether to buy tomatoes or cucumbers in a grocery store. You think about the wide variety of recipes that use tomatoes, compared with only a few recipes that use cucumbers. You are using

• A) the representativeness heuristic.
• B) the anchoring-and-adjustment heuristic.
• C) the availability heuristic.
• D) the confirmation bias.

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Definitions:

Egocentrism

The inability to differentiate between one's own perspective and someone else's perspective, often seen in early childhood development.

Animism

The belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence, prevalent in many indigenous religions.

Piaget

A Swiss psychologist known for his pioneering work in child development, particularly regarding the stages of cognitive growth.

Sensorimotor

Pertains to the developmental stage in children from birth to approximately 2 years of age, where they begin to understand the world through physical actions and sensory experiences.