Availability Heuristic Refers to the Tendency

question 35

Multiple Choice

Availability heuristic refers to the tendency:

• A) to choose an alternative that is good enough rather than the best.
• B) for people to influence an initial anchor point.
• C) to evaluate probabilities of events or objects by the degree to which they remember other events or objects.
• D) to estimate the probability of something occurring by how easily we can recall those events.
• E) for decision makers to evaluate alternatives sequentially rather than comparing them all at once.

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Definitions:

Cause-and-Effect Relationship

Describes a situation where one event (the cause) makes another event happen (the effect), demonstrating a connection between actions and results.

Experimental Method

A research method involving the manipulation of variables to test hypotheses and determine causal relationships in a controlled environment.

Correlational Studies

Non-experimental research methods used to measure and analyze the relationship between two variables without manipulating them.

Causal Relationship

A connection between two events or variables where one directly influences the occurrence of the other.