Which of the Following Cognitive Biases Is Correctly Matched with a Problem

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following cognitive biases is correctly matched with a problem that illustrates it

• A)Confirmation bias-Duncker's (1945) candle problem
• B)Functional fixedness-Wason's (1960) 2-4-6 problem
• C)Availability heuristic-determining whether more words begin with 'r' or have 'r' as the third letter
• D)None of these are correctly matched.

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