The Basis of the Immune System Is

question 68

Multiple Choice

The basis of the immune system is:

• A) direct cell-to-cell contact.
• B) distinguishing between self and nonself.
• C) communicating between cells.
• D) producing antibody action.
• E) attacking invading objects.

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Overconfidence

A cognitive bias where an individual's subjective confidence in their own abilities is greater than their objective accuracy.

Representativeness Heuristic

A mental shortcut that involves making a decision based on how closely a new situation or object resembles a prototype or typical case.

Fixation

The inability to see a problem from a new perspective, by employing a different mental set.