Your Friend Was Just Arrested for Robbing a Drug Store

question 25

Multiple Choice

Your friend was just arrested for robbing a drug store downtown.Based on a failure of source monitoring, why might the cashier think your friend was the robber?

• A) He visits the coffee store next door almost every morning.
• B) He fits the description of one of the FBI's most wanted.
• C) He is of a different race than the cashier.
• D) He is several years older than the cashier.

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Definitions:

Bounded Rationality

A concept in decision making that recognizes the limitations of human cognition and information processing, suggesting that individuals are "rationally bounded" to making decisions based on the limited information they have and their finite cognitive capacity.

Cognitive Capacity

The total amount of mental resources available to an individual for carrying out cognitive tasks.

Quandary

A state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.

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