When a Material Is Subjected to a Change in ____

question 6

Multiple Choice

When a material is subjected to a change in ____, it may expand, contract, conduct, or reflect heat.

• A) ductility
• B) strength
• C) permeability
• D) temperature

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive bias where people overestimate the importance or frequency of information that is readily available to them.

Anchoring and Adjustment Heuristic

A mental shortcut that influences the way people intuitively assess probabilities and make decisions based on initial information.

Escalation of Commitment

The phenomenon of investing increasingly more resources into a failing course of action due to cognitive biases and sunk costs.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.