You Can Either Take the Bus or a Taxi to Your

question 157

Multiple Choice

You can either take the bus or a taxi to your friend's house, and you decide on the bus. After waiting at the bus stop for fifteen minutes, a taxi passes by, but you continue to wait for the bus, having waited so long already. Your decision is influenced by the

• A) sunk cost effect.
• B) availability heuristic.
• C) confirmation bias.
• D) demand characteristic.

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Definitions:

Weaker Arguments

Arguments that lack sufficient evidence or logical coherence, making them less persuasive or convincing.

Strong Points

The strengths or particularly capable aspects of something or someone, typically highlighting areas of proficiency or effectiveness.

Attractive Models

Individuals who are used in media and marketing that fit societal standards of beauty, often influencing consumer behavior.

Classical Conditioning

A learning paradigm where two stimuli are persistently paired; the response initially provoked by the second stimulus eventually becomes provoked by the first stimulus.