The Sustainable Society Index Was Created to Measure Countries' Performance

question 53

Multiple Choice

The Sustainable Society index was created to measure countries' performance in a variety of social and environmental domains. The United States was ranked _______ out of 151 countries.

• A)3rd
• B)68th
• C)116th
• D)last

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Definitions:

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person’s mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Base Rate Fallacy

The tendency to ignore or underestimate statistical generalizations or probabilities in the evaluation of risks or likelihoods, often focusing on specific examples or narratives instead.

Diagnostic Psychiatric Label

A term used in psychiatry to describe a classification given to a specific pattern of behaviors or psychological symptoms.