Byron Has Been Watching His New Neighbour for a Week

question 174

Multiple Choice

Byron has been watching his new neighbour for a week. She drives a sporty car, carries a cell phone, and wears nothing but blue business suits. Byron decides his new neighbour must be a lawyer. What did Byron use to form an opinion about his new neighbour's occupation?

• A)hindsight bias
• B)base-rate fallacy
• C)representativeness heuristic
• D)availability heuristic

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Definitions:

Occupational Safety and Health Act

A law enacted to ensure that employers provide employees with an environment free from recognized hazards, such as exposure to toxic chemicals, excessive noise levels, mechanical dangers, heat or cold stress, or unsanitary conditions.

Taft-Hartley Act

A United States federal law passed in 1947 that restricts the activities and power of labor unions.

Employee Free Choice Act

a proposed U.S. law aimed at making it easier for workers to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts.

Wagner Act

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