When People Use the Availability Heuristic to Make Quick Judgments

question 41

Multiple Choice

When people use the availability heuristic to make quick judgments, they are likely to do all of the following except

• A) use it to make judgments about other people.
• B) use it to make judgments about themselves.
• C) base the decision on lots of information about a person.
• D) bring easy examples to mind.

Define and describe the "middle passage" and its impact on enslaved Africans.

Recognize the scale and timeline of African influx into specific American regions, including Mexico.

Assess the approximate number of Africans transported to the Americas during the slave trade era.

Explain the concept of "negros de ganhos" and other social classifications of African slaves in Latin America.

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