According to the Representativeness Heuristic, Which of the Following Are

question 133

Multiple Choice

According to the representativeness heuristic, which of the following are you most likely to think of as an Olympic athlete?

• A) a curvaceous woman in her mid-30s
• B) a physically fit man in his early 20s
• C) an elderly woman who wears her hair in a bun
• D) a middle-aged man who is overweight

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Definitions:

Unconditional Positive Regard

A concept in humanistic psychology representing total and unconditional acceptance of a person regardless of their behavior.

Rogers

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OCEAN

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Five-Factor Model

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