The way a question is stated before problem-solving begins can affect decision making and is known as

a. the representativeness heuristic.
b. framing.
c. incubation.
d. defining the base rate.

ANSWER: b

Psychology

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a. Automobile accidents b. Diabetes c. Lung cancer d. AIDS

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