Research on the Weapons Effect Shows That This Effect Occurs

question 69

Multiple Choice

Research on the weapons effect shows that this effect occurs ____.

• A) via social learning
• B) through a nonconscious, automatic process
• C) for men but not women
• D) only for people who are already angry

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Definitions:

Representativeness

A cognitive bias in decision making where the likelihood of an occurrence is evaluated based on how similar it is to stereotypes or typical cases.

Anchoring Bias

A mental shortcut in which a person gives disproportionate weight to the first piece of information they receive (known as the "anchor") during decision-making processes.

Anchoring And Adjustment

Anchoring and adjustment is a cognitive bias in decision-making where an initial piece of information, the "anchor," heavily influences subsequent judgments and adjustments.

Creativity

The use of imagination or original ideas to create something; inventiveness.