With Virtually No Hesitation You Can Say That Pigs, Sheep

question 25

Multiple Choice

With virtually no hesitation you can say that pigs, sheep, and cows are all examples of the concept of mammal, but you may hesitate a few seconds before deciding whether bats and porpoises are also mammals. This suggests that pigs, sheep, and cows are _____ of the concept mammal.

• A)stereotypes
• B)prototypes
• C)algorithms
• D)heuristics

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Definitions:

Objective Tests

Standardized tests designed to measure an individual's performance in a specific area, such as intelligence or personality, in a way that is not subject to examiner bias.

Unconscious Determinants

Psychological factors that influence behaviors, feelings, and judgments without an individual's conscious awareness.

Foot-In-The-Door

A compliance tactic that involves getting a person to agree to a large request by first setting them up by agreeing to a modest request.

Indebtedness

The state of owing money or being under a moral obligation to repay a benefit or service received.