Claire Spent $100 for a Nonrefundable Ticket to a Play

question 114

Multiple Choice

Claire spent $100 for a nonrefundable ticket to a play.Then she found out her granddaughter's first dance recital was that day.Claire really wanted to go to the recital,but she felt obligated to go to the play.Claire was displaying:

• A)the representative heuristic.
• B)the sunk-cost fallacy.
• C)functional fixedness.
• D)family resemblance bias.

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Definitions:

Retrograde Amnesia

Inability to remember events that took place before the onset of amnesia.

Anterograde Amnesia

Inability to remember events subsequent to a disturbance of the brain such as head trauma, electroconvulsive shock, or neurodegenerative disease.

Memory Loss

The unusual forgetfulness of recalling past events, information, or experiences, which may be temporary or permanent, depending on the cause.

Korsakoff Syndrome

A chronic memory disorder caused by severe deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), often associated with alcoholism.