AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Heuristics are mental shortcuts that allow people to solve problems and make judgments quickly and efficiently. These rule-of-thumb strategies shorten decision-making time and allow people to function without constantly stopping to think about their next course of action.

Detailed explanation-2: -Heuristics are problem-solving techniques that result in a quick and practical solution. In situations where perfect solutions may be improbable, heuristics can be used to achieve imperfect but satisfactory decisions. Most heuristic methods involve using mental shortcuts to make decisions based on prior experiences.

Detailed explanation-3: -A problem-solving heuristic is an informal, intuitive, speculative procedure that leads to a solution in some cases but not in others. The fact that the outcome of applying a heuristic is unpredictable means that the strategy can be either more or less effective than using an algorithm.