According to the Representativeness Heuristic, Which of the Following Are

question 127

Multiple Choice

According to the representativeness heuristic, which of the following are you most likely to think of as a librarian?

• A) a beautiful woman in her early twenties
• B) an athletically toned man in his teens
• C) an elderly woman who wears her hair in a bun
• D) a middle-aged man who is poorly shaven with tattered clothes

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Definitions:

Powerlessness

The lack of ability, strength, or capacity to influence, change, or control circumstances, often leading to a sense of vulnerability or dependency.

Skilled White Laborers

Refers to white workers in the 19th and early 20th centuries who possessed specific skills and crafts, distinguishing them from unskilled laborers.

Free Blacks

is a term for African Americans who were not enslaved, living in the United States either before the Civil War in both the North and South or in areas of the South where slavery was less prevalent.

Legally Free

A status wherein an individual or entity is not under any legal bondage or constraint, enjoying full legal rights and freedoms.