Jerome believes that his 4-year-old grandson is a hyperactive child because the boys constant movement resembles Jeromes prototype (pre-existing idea) of hyperactivity. Jeromes thinking best illustrates

COGNITION AND EMOTIONS

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Jerome believes that his 4-year-old grandson is a hyperactive child because the boy’s constant movement resembles Jerome’s prototype (pre-existing idea) of hyperactivity. Jerome’s thinking best illustrates

A	belief perseverance.
B	the availability heuristic.
C	the representativeness heuristic.
D	functional fixedness.

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Jerome believes that his 4-year-old grandson is a hyperactive child because the boy’s constant movement resembles Jerome’s prototype of hyperactivity. Jerome’s thinking best illustrates: a. belief perseverance.

Detailed explanation-2: -Heuristics can be mental shortcuts that ease the cognitive load of making a decision. Examples that employ heuristics include using trial and error, a rule of thumb or an educated guess.

Detailed explanation-3: -A computer program that employs heuristics to correctly solve a crossword puzzle illustrates an application of: artificial intelligence.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following is the best example of the use of the availability heuristic? Making a judgement according to past experiences that are most easily recalled.

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