Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 3

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
In a population of 200 individuals, 72 are homozygous recessive for the character of eye color (cc) . One hundred individuals from this population die from a fatal disease. Thirty-six of the survivors are homozygous recessive.
-In the new population, the frequency of the dominant allele is

• A) 0.16.
• B) 0.36.
• C) 0.40.
• D) 0.48.
• E) 0.60.

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Definitions:

Representativeness Bias

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Escalating Commitment

The phenomenon where people increase their investment or involvement in a decision or action despite facing negative feedback or outcomes.

Confirmation Error

A cognitive bias that involves focusing on information or evidence that confirms pre-existing beliefs or hypotheses, while ignoring contradictory data.

Strategic Opportunism

The practice of seizing strategic opportunities in a timely and efficient manner, often with flexibility and readiness to adapt.