Humans Tend to Give More Weight to Events of the Recent

question 9

Multiple Choice

Humans tend to give more weight to events of the recent past than to look at the entire history.Which of the following best explains this bias?

• A)Anchoring bias
• B)Attributional bias
• C)Availability bias
• D)Experience bias
• E)Conformation bias

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Definitions:

Immediate Reinforcement

The provision of a reward or punishment immediately following a behavior, increasing the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future.

Observational Learning

A learning process through watching others, retaining the information, and then later replicating the behaviors that were observed.

Shaping

A process in operant conditioning involving the reinforcement of successive approximations of a desired behavior to teach a new behavior.

Learning Strategy

A planned approach or set of tactics used to facilitate the process of acquiring knowledge or skills.