One Study Demonstrated That Consumers Who Were Given Case History

question 77

Multiple Choice

One study demonstrated that consumers who were given case history scenarios of refrigerator breakdown provided 30 percent higher estimates of breakdown than those who were given actual statistics about the incidence of breakdown.This is an example of how the ____ can bias judgment.

• A) accessibility model
• B) attribute recall heuristic
• C) availability heuristic
• D) judgment-encoding process model
• E) cognition-recall process model

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Definitions:

Delusional Disorder

A psychiatric condition characterized by persistent delusions (beliefs or ideas not based in reality), without other prominent symptoms of psychosis such as hallucinations.

Schizophrenia

A chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves, leading to various symptoms like delusions and hallucinations.

Prefrontal Cortex

The part of the brain located at the front of the frontal lobes, involved in planning complex cognitive behavior, personality expression, decision making, and moderating social behavior.

Short-term Memory

The memory system that collects new information. Also known as working memory.