________ Is the Name of the Earthquake-Magnitude Scale Based on the Amount

question 52

Short Answer

________ is the name of the earthquake-magnitude scale based on the amount of seismic energy released during the event.

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Definitions:

Stereotypes

Oversimplified and widely held beliefs about the characteristics of groups of people that can influence individual behavior and expectations.

Lie-Detector Test

A method that attempts to determine if someone is lying by measuring physiological responses such as blood pressure, pulse, and perspiration.

Base-Rate Information

Statistical information that indicates how common a particular trait, behavior, or characteristic is within a given population or context.

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate the importance of information that is readily available to them.