GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
COGNITION AND EMOTIONS
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thinking that a librarian is a quiet person who wears glasses and reads a lot.
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thinking someone might be a criminal because he/she looks like one.
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what you think of when you hear “VSCO girl.”
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solving a problem by working backwards.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Representativeness heuristics are biased judgments made in everyday life. An example of a representativeness heuristic is thinking that because someone is wearing a suit and tie and carrying a briefcase, that they must be a lawyer, because they look like the stereotype of a lawyer.
Detailed explanation-2: -Representativeness Heuristic For example, if we watch TV and see numerous ads with a rugged man driving a pickup truck, we may conclude that pickup trucks are only for rugged men who work outdoors.
Detailed explanation-3: -The representativeness heuristic is a mental shortcut that we use when estimating probabilities. When we’re trying to assess how likely a certain event is, we often make our decision by assessing how similar it is to an existing mental prototype.
Detailed explanation-4: -Examples. Social relationships: Representativeness can affect the judgments we make when meeting new people. It may lead us to form inaccurate impressions of others, such as misjudging a new acquaintance or blind date.