You Are on a Jury

question 104

Multiple Choice

You are on a jury. The defendant is a well-dressed middle-aged father. He just does not fit your idea of a murderer. It will be important for you to listen to the evidence presented rather than succumb to

• A)the framing effect.
• B)the underlying base rate.
• C)the representativeness heuristic.
• D)divergent thinking.

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Definitions:

Factoring

The mathematical process of breaking down an expression into a product of its simpler factors.

Factoring

The process of breaking down an equation or number into its constituent parts, or 'factors', that multiply together to form the original number or equation.

Equation

A declaration in the field of mathematics that two expressions possess equal value.

Factoring

A mathematical process of breaking down an expression into simpler components that, when multiplied together, produce the original expression.