CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

COGNITION AND EMOTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is an example of a representative heuristic?
A
Kelly creates a perfect mental image of a rose in her mind
B
Malik thinks that cancer is more deadly than heart disease because he sees advertisements for cancer research frequently
C
Priscilla uses a box as a stepstool to research the highest shelf.
D
In an effort to prove her theory true, Jennifer interprets the otherwise objective facts as supporting evidence for her claims.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following is an example of the use of the representativeness heuristic? Judging that a young person is more likely to be the investigator of an argument than an older person, because you believe younger people are more likely to start fights.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -A representativeness heuristic involves making a prediction about an event based on how different it is from the norm. Daniel has decided to drive to work instead of taking the bus because of a recent publicized bus crash that has caused him to overestimate the incidence of such disasters.

Detailed explanation-4: -As seen, overconfident respondents have a significantly higher level of depression, but have lower levels of happiness and life satisfaction compared to underconfident ones.

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