The Need for Cognitive Efficiency Is Very Important, but Sometimes

question 75

Multiple Choice

The need for cognitive efficiency is very important, but sometimes it can lead people to poor decision-making. For example, when considering whether or not to buy the latest "miracle diet" programme, one should balance cognitive efficiency with

• A)the principle of Occam's Razor.
• B)the fact that correlation does not equal causation.
• C)the fact that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
• D)the premise of replicability.

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Definitions:

Stdin

Standard input is the default source of input for programs and is typically associated with the keyboard.

IBM-Compatible

Refers to personal computers that are compatible with the original IBM PC standard, supporting the same software and hardware standards.

Rewind()

Rewind() is a function used in C to set the file position to the beginning of a file stream.

Fseek()

A standard library function in C that sets the file pointer to a specified location within a file, used for random file access.