Simon Is Meek,tidy,quiet,and Overly Concerned with Order and Detail

question 112

Multiple Choice

Simon is meek,tidy,quiet,and overly concerned with order and detail.When given the choice of guessing if Simon works at the library or at the hospital,most people guess the library,even though the hospital employs more people.The guess that Simon works at the library is due to:

• A)availability bias.
• B)base-rate decision making.
• C)the representative heuristic.
• D)the conjunction fallacy.

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Definitions:

Prototype Theory

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Schema Theory

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Knowledge-based Theory

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Category's Essence

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