Which Statement About Heuristics Is Correct

question 244

Multiple Choice

Which statement about heuristics is correct?

• A) The availability heuristic occurs when people use information from memory as a basis for assessing a current situation or event.
• B) The representativeness heuristic occurs when people assess the likelihood of something occurring based on its similarity to a stereotyped set of occurrences.
• C) The anchoring and adjustment heuristic involves making decisions based on alterations to a previously existing value or starting point.
• D) all of the above
• E) none of the above

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