The Nervous System Is the

question 598

Multiple Choice

The nervous system is the

• A) complete set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream.
• B) collection of bundled axons that form neural cables carrying information to body muscles.
• C) an organism's complete set of automatic reflex responses.
• D) electrochemical communication network that includes all the body's neurons.

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Definitions:

Representativeness Heuristic

A mental shortcut that involves making a decision based on how closely a new situation or object resembles a prototype or typical case.

Fixation

The inability to see a problem from a new perspective, by employing a different mental set.

Heuristics

Mental shortcuts or rules of thumb that allow people to make decisions and solve problems quickly and efficiently, though not always perfectly accurate.

Overconfidence

The phenomenon where an individual's subjective confidence in their judgments is reliably greater than their objective accuracy.