If Asked, Many People Would State That Car Accidents Are

question 40

Multiple Choice

If asked, many people would state that car accidents are a more frequent cause of death in the United States than strokes. However, the truth is that car accidents are just more sensational than the more frequent strokes. This mistake would be an example of ____.

• A) the representativeness heuristic
• B) inductive reasoning
• C) the availability heuristic
• D) prototypical thinking

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Definitions:

Planned Ignoring

A behavioral management technique involving the deliberate non-acknowledgment of undesirable behaviors to reduce their occurrence.

Time-out

A behavioral modification technique that involves removing an individual from a potentially reinforcing situation to decrease undesirable behaviors.

Restitution Overcorrection

A behavioral strategy requiring an individual to repair the consequences of inappropriate behavior, often in a manner that is more demanding than the original context.

Positive Practice

A learning technique involving the repetition of a desired behavior multiple times to reinforce or improve skill acquisition.