AP PSYCHOLOGY

COGNITION

THINKING CONCEPTS AND CREATIVITY

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Because he mistakenly believes that older workers are not as motivated as younger workers to work hard, a factory foreman is especially vigilant for any signs of laziness among his senior workers. His supervision strategy best illustrates
A
the availability heuristic
B
an algorithm
C
confirmation bias
D
framing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Because he mistakenly believes that older workers are not as motivated to work hard as younger workers, a factory foreman is especially vigilant for signs of laziness among his senior employees. His supervision strategy BEST illustrates: confirmation bias.

Detailed explanation-2: -A heuristic is a mental shortcut commonly used to simplify problems and avoid cognitive overload. Heuristics are part of how the human brain evolved and is wired, allowing individuals to quickly reach reasonable conclusions or solutions to complex problems.

Detailed explanation-3: -Concepts: a mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people. Concepts can be grouped by: Definitions: some concepts fit into a group because of their definition.

Detailed explanation-4: -In philosophy, egoism is the theory that one’s self is, or should be, the motivation and the goal of one’s own action. Egoism has two variants, descriptive or normative. The descriptive (or positive) variant conceives egoism as a factual description of human affairs.

Detailed explanation-5: -Presenting an issue in a specific way that affects one’s judgment and decision-making is known as: framing.

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