The Risk-As-Feelings Hypothesis Suggests That ____

question 153

Multiple Choice

The risk-as-feelings hypothesis suggests that ____.

• A)when evaluating risk, people tend to focus on the safe features of a situation (rather than the unsafe features)
• B)when evaluating risk, people completely disregard the probabilities of safe or unsafe outcomes actually occurring
• C)people ' s judgments about risk are overly conscious (with not enough attention paid to automatic assessments)
• D)people ' s judgments about risk are overly emotional (with undue attention paid to gut reactions)

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Definitions:

Intellect

The capacity for understanding, reasoning, and thinking critically.

Decision-Making

The process of making choices by identifying a decision, gathering information, and assessing alternative resolutions.

Anchoring

A cognitive bias in decision-making where an individual relies too heavily on an initial piece of information (the "anchor") when making judgments.

Adjustment Heuristic

A decision-making process where an initial estimate is adjusted based on additional information or analysis.