You and a Friend Are Visiting a New City and Would

question 40

Multiple Choice

You and a friend are visiting a new city and would like to splurge and go out for a fine meal. You look at the restaurant listings in the newspaper and find one that is very expensive. Your friend says: "Let's go for it. With prices like that, we're bound to have a delicious meal!" In making this statement, your friend was most likely guided by the ____.

• A)vacation effect
• B)representativeness heuristic
• C)contrast effect
• D)primacy effect

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Definitions:

Inductive Argument

A form of reasoning in which the premises provide some evidence, but not full assurance, of the truth of the conclusion.

Analogy

Analyzing the similarities or differences between two items, usually to explain or make something clearer.

Identical

Exactly the same, without any difference.

Generalization

The process of extracting common characteristics from specific examples, leading to a broad conclusion or principle.