Email Spoofing Is a Synonym for ________

question 29

Multiple Choice

Email spoofing is a synonym for ________.

• A)hacking
• B)phishing
• C)usurping
• D)sniffing

---

Definitions:

John Wayne

An iconic American film actor famous for his roles in Westerns and war movies.

Representativeness Heuristic

The representativeness heuristic is a cognitive bias where individuals judge the probability or frequency of a hypothesis by considering how much the hypothesis resembles available data.

Base-Rate Effect

A cognitive error whereby people judge the likelihood of an event by intuitive examples rather than by statistical evidence.

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut based on the first examples that appear in someone's thoughts when assessing a certain topic, idea, strategy, or choice.