Linus Has Always Enjoyed Long Walks Through the Woods, but Recently

question 227

Multiple Choice

Linus has always enjoyed long walks through the woods, but recently, after a highly publicized attack on a hiker by a bear, he determines that going on a hike is dangerous and decides to walk at the high school track instead. Linus is using a(n) ____.

• A) affective heuristic
• B) biased heuristic
• C) inductive heuristic
• D) availability heuristic

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Definitions:

Conductors

Materials that allow the flow of electrical current, commonly used in electrical wiring and electronics for the transmission of electricity.

Voltage Drop

A decrease in electrical potential along the path of a current through a circuit.

Ohm Resistor

An electrical component that opposes the flow of current, defined by its resistance value in ohms.

Voltage Drops

The reduction in electrical potential measured across a component or conductor when current is flowing, indicative of resistance or impedance.