A Mineral Becomes ____________________ When It Costs More Than It

question 82

Short Answer

A mineral becomes ____________________ when it costs more than it is worth to find,extract,transport,and process it.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Miser

A theory suggesting that humans tend to conserve mental energy by relying on simplified and heuristic methods of processing information.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that involves judging the likelihood of an event based on how closely it resembles a typical case.

Subtypes

Categories that people use for individuals who do not fit a general stereotype.

Stereotypes

Widely held but fixed and oversimplified images or ideas of a particular type of person or thing, often based on limited information.