What Term Describes "Actions Considered Deviant Within a Given Context

question 86

Multiple Choice

What term describes "actions considered deviant within a given context but are later reinterpreted as appropriate or even heroic"?

• A) positive deviance
• B) heroic deviance
• C) anti-deviance
• D) appropriate deviance

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Definitions:

Representativeness Heuristic

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

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate the importance of information that is readily available to them.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it, known also as the "I-knew-it-all-along" effect.

Confirmation Bias

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