People's Judgments About Whether or Not to Accept Conclusions Often

question 142

Multiple Choice

People's judgments about whether or not to accept conclusions often depend more on how believable the conclusions are than on the logical validity of the argument.This phenomenon is termed:

• A)functional fixedness.
• B)availability bias.
• C)belief bias.
• D)belief irrationality.

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Definitions:

Relative Deprivation

A relative measure of poverty based on the standard of living in a particular society.

Resource Mobilization

The process of securing new and additional resources for an organization or project.

Decline Phase

A stage in the life cycle of entities such as organizations or products characterized by a decrease in relevance or performance.

Coalescence Phase

A stage in social movements where groups merge together, becoming more organized in their activities and clearer in their goals.