The Presence of an Interaction Between Gender and Age of Participants

question 16

Multiple Choice

The presence of an interaction between gender and age of participants in a study indicates that

• A) the results of the study are flawed.
• B) age is a more important variable than gender.
• C) the results for males cannot be generalized to females.
• D) there is no relationship between age and gender.

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate the likelihood of events based on their ability to recall similar instances.

Escalation Heuristic

A cognitive bias or decision-making process where individuals increase their commitment to a previously taken course of action beyond the level that is justified by the current situation.

Satisficing Heuristic

A decision-making strategy that involves searching through the available alternatives until an acceptability threshold is met, rather than seeking the best possible solution.

Design Thinking

An iterative process in solving problems creatively and innovatively by understanding the human needs involved, re-framing the problem in human-centric ways, and adopting a hands-on approach in prototyping and testing.