Before Reading About an Individual Who Has Been Diagnosed with Depression,participants

question 51

Multiple Choice

Before reading about an individual who has been diagnosed with depression,participants are told that the case is not at all typical.This instruction will

• A)prevent participants from using the representativeness heuristic.
• B)encourage participants to use the representativeness heuristic.
• C)not affect participants' spontaneous use of the representativeness heuristic.
• D)trigger Type 1 reasoning.

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Definitions:

Epidemiological Study

A study that measures the incidence and prevalence of a disorder in a given population.

Analogue Experiments

Experiments that simulate real-life situations in a controlled environment to study behaviors or phenomena.

Unnecessary Distress

Stress or suffering that is not essential or a natural consequence of a situation, often implying that it could be avoided or mitigated.

Physical Pain

An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage, often signaling the body to react to prevent further tissue damage.