Steve Was Trying to Determine the Likelihood That It Would

question 36

Multiple Choice

Steve was trying to determine the likelihood that it would rain on Saturday.He was thinking of the fact that it had rained the past three Saturdays in a row.If he uses these memories in making his judgment,he will be using the _____ heuristic.

• A) mental set
• B) memory
• C) strategic
• D) availability

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Definitions:

Ethnomethodological

Pertaining to an approach within sociology that studies the methods people use to understand and produce the social order in everyday life.

Conversational Analysis

A methodological approach analyzing the structure and patterns of speech in natural conversations to understand social interaction.

Nonvocal Activities

Actions or endeavors that do not involve the use of voice or spoken words, focusing on non-verbal aspects of communication or activity.

Ethnomethodological

Pertains to a sociological perspective focusing on the ways people produce and understand social order in everyday interactions.