Decision Heuristics Automatically Distort Either the Probability of Outcomes or the Value

question 90

True/False

Decision heuristics automatically distort either the probability of outcomes or the value (utility) of those outcomes.

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Definitions:

Psychodynamic Therapies

A group of therapies that focus on uncovering and understanding unconscious motives and conflicts as a path to symptom resolution.

Systematic Desensitization

A behavior therapy that treats anxiety by teaching the client to associate deep relaxation with increasingly intense anxiety-producing situations.

Feared Situation

A scenario or setting that induces a heightened state of fear or anxiety in an individual.

Beck's Cognitive Therapy

A form of psychotherapy developed by Aaron T. Beck that identifies and helps change negative thought patterns and behaviors.