Todd's Horoscope Predicted That He Would Soon Travel to a Faraway

question 23

Multiple Choice

Todd's horoscope predicted that he would soon travel to a faraway land. That night, while playing the board game Risk, he ended up capturing territory on the Asian continent, a faraway land. He smiles knowingly. Todd's example illustrates:

• A) Hindsight bias
• B) Confirmation bias
• C) The availability heuristic
• D) The sunk cost effect
• E) The representativeness heuristic

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Definitions:

Thermic Effect

The increase in metabolic rate after eating, due to the energy required for digestion, absorption, and distribution of nutrients.

Food

Nutritious substances that organisms eat or absorb in order to maintain life and growth.

Basal Metabolic Rate

The speed at which the body consumes energy when in a resting state to uphold essential operations like breathing and maintaining body heat.

Vasoconstriction

The narrowing of blood vessels, which increases blood pressure and reduces blood flow to certain areas.