A Radar Operator Is Trying to Determine Whether Something on the Screen

question 176

Multiple Choice

A radar operator is trying to determine whether something on the screen is a hawk or a missile. Before deciding, the operator should consider which of the two is more common. In other words, the operator should consider

• A) heuristics.
• B) base-rate information.
• C) the prototype.
• D) the cognitive map.

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Definitions:

Nominalizations

The conversion of verbs into nouns, often used in legal and formal writing to create a sense of abstraction or authority.

Verbs

Words that describe actions, states, or occurrences in sentences.

Nouns

Words that name people, places, things, or ideas.

Marginal Cost Curve

A graphical representation showing how the marginal cost of production varies with the quantity of output produced.