Which of the Following Steps Should Be Taken by a Person

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following steps should be taken by a person to ensure his privacy online?

• A) avoid Web sites that are monitored by independent organizations
• B) visit Web sites anonymously
• C) adjust his Web browser settings to save cookies
• D) ensure he receives a confirmation e-mail whenever he buys products online
• E) maintain only one e-mail account and use it when making online purchases

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Definitions:

Vividness Effect

Occurs during decision-making when some salient or vivid facts attract our attention regardless of their actual value as evidence.

Probabilistic Thinking

The ability to understand and reason with probabilities, recognizing that most predictions about the future involve some level of uncertainty.

Placebo Effect

Occurs when individuals receiving a placebo (a “dummy” version of a treatment) experience improvement in their symptoms and attribute the improvement to the placebo.

Relativistic Thought

The essence of postformal thought in which several truth systems exist describing the reality of the same event, and they appear to be logically equivalent.