An Important Danger of the Heuristics and Cognitive Biases Discussed

question 195

Multiple Choice

An important danger of the heuristics and cognitive biases discussed in your text is that they lead us

• A)to become anxious or depressed about our place in the world.
• B)to doubt our intuition and gut feelings in important real-life circumstances.
• C)to believe in observations about our world that are not true.
• D)to underestimate our general levels of cognitive abilities and skills.

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