Frank Mistakenly Believes That There Are More Words That Begin

question 155

Multiple Choice

Frank mistakenly believes that there are more words that begin with the letter "k" than there are with the letter "k" in the third position due to:

• A)the representativeness heuristic.
• B)the availability heuristic.
• C)divergent thinking.
• D)the confirmation bias.

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Definitions:

Response To Stimuli

The process by which organisms detect and react to changes in their internal and external environment.

Homeostasis

The maintenance of stable internal conditions within an organism despite changes in external conditions.

Dependent Variables

Variables in scientific experimentation that are affected by independent variables, used to measure the outcome of an experiment.

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment that are manipulated to observe their effect on the dependent variable.