The Representativeness Heuristic Is Defined as

question 172

Multiple Choice

The representativeness heuristic is defined as

• A) the tendency to be more confident than correct.
• B) the tendency to approach a problem in one particular way,often a way that has been successful in the past.
• C) estimating the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory.
• D) estimating the likelihood of events in terms of how well they seem to represent,or match,particular prototypes.

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Definitions:

Employer Listings

Directories or databases that provide information about employers, often used for job searching or recruitment purposes.

Education Requirements

The minimum level of education necessary to qualify for a particular job, program, or task.

Salaries

Fixed regular payments, typically on a monthly or biweekly basis, made by an employer to an employee.

Socioeconomic Status

An evaluation of a person's or household's place within societal and economic hierarchies, determined by their income, educational background, and job.