When Does a Bias Based on the Anchoring Heuristic Occur

question 80

Multiple Choice

When does a bias based on the anchoring heuristic occur?

• A)When the recollection of past events in one's life promotes depression.
• B)When one does not see other potential uses for an object.
• C)When judgments are unduly influenced by initial estimates.
• D)When judgments are based on typical members of a category.

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Definitions:

Normality Condition

A requirement that the distribution of sample means approximates a normal distribution, assuming the sample size is large enough, which is crucial for the application of many statistical tests.

Wilcoxon Rank

A nonparametric test that compares two paired groups to determine if their population mean ranks differ significantly.

Alternative Hypothesis

The hypothesis that proposes there is a statistically significant difference between two data sets or a deviation from the null hypothesis.

Spearman Rank

A method that non-parametrically quantifies the rank correlation to determine how well a monotonic function can depict the relationship between two variables.