Which of the Following Is Not a Plausible Cause of a Systematic

question 114

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a plausible cause of a systematic variance?

• A) Prediction error.
• B) Modeling error.
• C) Implementation error.
• D) Measurement error.
• E) Random error.

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Definitions:

Representativeness Heuristic

A mental shortcut where the likelihood of an object belonging to a category is judged based on how typical the object seems of that category.

Ease of Retrieval Effect

A cognitive bias where people judge an event to be more likely or frequent if examples of it come to mind easily.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information at the beginning of a list better than the information that follows.

Upward Counterfactual

involves imagining or thinking about how a situation could have turned out better than it did, often leading to feelings of regret.