Making a Judgment Using Base Rate Information Entails

question 233

Multiple Choice

Making a judgment using base rate information entails

• A)using information about the frequency of members of different categories in a population.
• B)classifying something/someone based on how closely that thing or person matches a typical case.
• C)basing the judgment on the first instances that come to mind.
• D)considering how profoundly self-fulfilling prophecies can influence behavior.

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Definitions:

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Sense

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