As Children Enter Adolescence

question 101

Multiple Choice

As children enter adolescence

• A) increases; decreases
• B) decreases; increases
• C) decreases; decreases
• D) increases; increases

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Definitions:

Anchoring

A cognitive bias where an individual relies too heavily on an initial piece of information (anchor) when making decisions.

Adjustment Heuristic

A rule of thumb where an initial estimate is adjusted based on additional information or analysis.

Cognitive Bias

A systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment, where inferences about other people and situations may be drawn in an illogical fashion.

Availability Heuristic

A decision-making heuristic in which our estimates of frequency or probability of events are based on how easy it is to find examples.