How Are Minerals Classified

question 88

Multiple Choice

How are minerals classified?

• A)Based on solubility
• B)Based on amount needed per day
• C)Based on food source
• D)Based on their chemical structure

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive bias where individuals rely on immediate examples that come to mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Base-Rate Information

Refers to the statistical frequency of various phenomena or characteristics within a given population, used to inform judgment and decision-making processes.

Base-Rate Information

Statistical information that represents the prevalence or general occurrence of a particular trait, behavior, or event within a larger population.

Availability Heuristic

An instinctive mental tactic that uses the nearest instances that surface in thought while considering a certain topic, theory, strategy, or judgment.