Which of the Following Instances of "Common Sense" May Be

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following instances of "common sense" may be due to the representativeness heuristic?

• A) Handwriting analysis cannot reveal certain things about your personality.
• B) Eating turtle meat makes you a worse swimmer.
• C) You should avoid potato chips if you suffer from greasy skin and acne.
• D) You should drink milk when you have a cold.

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Definitions:

Capital Gains Yield

The price appreciation component of the total return on investment, excluding dividends or interest.

Shares

Units of ownership interest in a corporation or financial asset, providing shareholders with a claim on company assets and earnings.

Standard Deviation

Standard deviation is a statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values, typically used to assess the volatility of financial instrument prices.

Canadian Common Stocks

Shares of publicly traded companies based in Canada, representing ownership in those companies.