What Is a Rule of Thumb Approach in Which We

question 2

Multiple Choice

What is a rule of thumb approach in which we choose between alternatives based on emotional or "gut" reactions to stimuli?

• A)Representativeness heuristic
• B)Recognition heuristic
• C)Affect heuristic
• D)Availability heuristic

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Definitions:

Repression

In psychoanalytic theory, the process of unconsciously excluding thoughts, feelings, or desires from consciousness, often because they are considered unacceptable.

Conscious Awareness

The state of being mentally alert and having an active awareness of thoughts, feelings, sensations, and surroundings.

Oedipus Complex

An idea in the realm of psychoanalytic theory that denotes an unconscious sexual longing a child feels for their parent of the opposite sex, alongside feelings of jealousy towards their parent of the same sex.

Penis Envy

A term from Freudian psychoanalysis referring to a girl's supposed feelings of envy towards males for having a penis, seen as a critical phase in female psychosexual development.