The Availability Heuristic

question 48

Multiple Choice

The availability heuristic

• A)is a time-consuming strategy,so it is employed by participants only when a judgment requires special care.
• B)leads us to overestimate frequency if category members are particularly difficult to remember.
• C)leads us to underestimate frequency because there are usually more category members beyond the ones we recall.
• D)often,but not always,leads to correct estimates because availability in memory is often correlated with frequency in the world.

Identify the strategies used by labor unions during collective bargaining breakdowns.

Grasp the concept and implications of efficiency wages in the labor market.

Recognize the role of labor unions in affecting wage rates and labor market conditions.

Analyze the distinction between inclusive and exclusive unions and their methods for impacting jobs and wages.

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