What Heuristic Is Felita Most Likely Applying When She Assumes

question 53

Multiple Choice

What heuristic is Felita most likely applying when she assumes her husband will be late to pick her up since he has been late the last three evenings?

• A) Belief perseverance
• B) Confirmation bias
• C) Availability heuristic
• D) Representation heuristic

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Definitions:

Method Call

The process by which a method is invoked or executed in programming, possibly with arguments to pass data or objects to the method.

Stack

A collection where elements are added or removed in a last-in-first-out (LIFO) order, often used in algorithm implementation and memory storage.

Data Structure

A data structure is a particular way of organizing and storing data in a computer so that it can be accessed and modified efficiently.

Recursive Method

A method that calls itself in order to solve a problem by breaking it down into simpler, similar problems.