GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
COGNITION AND EMOTIONS
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
want to experiment with numerous possible approaches to see which of these seems to work best
|
|
|
want to cling to approaches to Social Security that seem to have had some success in the past
|
|
|
refuse to be budged from his or her beliefs despite persuasive testimony to the contrary
|
|
|
base his or her ideas on the most vivid, memorable testimony given, even though many of the statistics presented run counter to this testimony.
|
Detailed explanation-1: -The representativeness heuristic is an automatic mental shortcut we use to make assumptions through stereotyping. We rely on it when we need to make decisions about unfamiliar things or people.
Detailed explanation-2: -Example: Availability heuristic When asked if falling airplane parts or shark attacks are a more likely cause of death in the United States, most people would say shark attacks. In reality, the chances of dying from falling airplane parts are 30 times greater than the chances of being killed by a shark.
Detailed explanation-3: -The sequential order is: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.
Detailed explanation-4: -The concept of confirmation bias specifically assumes that we are most likely to believe what we think is already true. People see what they want to, usually. They tend to accept evidence that supports what they already think is true, and reject evidence that goes against it. As analysts, we are after the truth.