Use of the Representativeness Heuristic Can Lead to the Conjunction

question 7

Multiple Choice

Use of the representativeness heuristic can lead to the conjunction fallacy by causing us to do which of the following?

• A) ignore the conjunction rule
• B) make judgments based on similarity
• C) disregard objective probabilities
• D) All the answers are correct.

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Definitions:

Subgoals

Smaller, achievable objectives set as steps that contribute towards the attainment of a larger goal.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that involves making judgments based on how much one entity represents, or is similar to, another entity.

Insight

The capacity to gain an accurate and deep understanding of someone or something.