On the Classic Selection Task in Conditional Reasoning,people Work on the Problem,"If

question 82

Multiple Choice

On the classic selection task in conditional reasoning,people work on the problem,"If a card has a vowel on one side,then it has an even number on the other side." Research on variations of this task indicates that

• A)people consistently seek out negative information rather than positive information.
• B)the problem is easier to solve if it describes something concrete,such as drinking age.
• C)this is one of the few tasks that people can solve more accurately in their heads than when the problem is represented with concrete objects.
• D)people are systematically influenced by the representativeness heuristic.

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Surplus

The condition that occurs when the quantity of a good or service supplied exceeds the quantity demanded, often leading to lower prices.

Interest Rates

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Supply Of Money

The total amount of monetary assets available in an economy at a specific time, including cash, bank deposits, and liquid financial assets.

Shortage Or Surplus

Economic conditions where the quantity demanded exceeds supply (shortage) or supply exceeds demand (surplus) at a given price.