After Several Highly Publicized Instances of Deadly Shark Attacks, Many

question 139

Multiple Choice

After several highly publicized instances of deadly shark attacks, many people stopped swimming in the ocean. It appears that vivid media coverage prompted people to use _____ to judge the probability of death by shark attack.

• A) the availability heuristic
• B) a mental set
• C) means-end analysis
• D) the representativeness heuristic

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Definitions:

Digestive Tract

A series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus, involved in digesting food.

Ghrelin

A hormone produced in the stomach that stimulates appetite, signaling the body to consume food.

Lateral Hypothalamus

A region of the hypothalamus involved in hunger regulation and the initiation of eating behavior.

Ventromedial Hypothalamus

An area of the brain that plays a significant role in regulating hunger and satiety, involved in stopping the sensation of hunger once an individual is full.