Tversky and Kahneman (1974)provided Participants with Personality Descriptions of Engineers

question 88

Multiple Choice

Tversky and Kahneman (1974) provided participants with personality descriptions of engineers or lawyers and asked them to choose whether the individual was a 'lawyer' or 'engineer.'Out of a supposed sample of 100 engineers and lawyers,half of participants were told that there were 70 engineers and 30 lawyers while the other half were told that there were 30 engineers and 70 lawyers.What was the main finding of this study?

• A) The availability heuristic is very common.
• B) The negativity bias is very common.
• C) People are pretty good at using the base rate when provided with descriptive information.
• D) People often do not use the base rate when provided with descriptive information about people.

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Definitions:

Specific Behaviors

Observable actions or reactions of an individual, often in response to external stimuli.

Adapt to Environment

The process by which organisms adjust to changes in their surroundings to survive and reproduce.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach founded by Sigmund Freud, focusing on unconscious processes as they are manifested in a person's present behavior.

Unconscious Mind

A part of the mind that contains thoughts, memories, and desires not within the individual's conscious awareness but influencing behavior and emotions.