The Representative Heuristic Describes the Tendency to ______

question 9

Multiple Choice

The representative heuristic describes the tendency to ______.

• A) allocate a set of attributes to someone if they match the prototype of a given category
• B) make dispositional attributions when thinking about other peoples' behaviour
• C) judge the frequency or probability of an event in terms of how easy it is to think of examples of that event
• D) exaggerate how common one's own opinions are in the general population

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Definitions:

Equality-Efficiency Trade-Off

A concept in economics suggesting that there can be a trade-off between achieving economic equality and efficiency within a society.

Economic Efficiency

A situation in which all resources are allocated in a way that maximizes total benefit or output with minimal waste.

Poverty Rate

The proportion of a population living below the national poverty line, indicating the level of economic deprivation.

Married-Couple Families

Families consisting of a married couple and their children, if any, living together as a unit.