Jay, a popular TV show host, made a joke regarding Ford Pinto's and the dangers of owning them because of their "perceived" tendency to blow up
Many Pinto owners took issue with Jay's view as presented, in part due to a fear that they could never re-sell their car. Jay's very public joke and its potential to impact peoples' perceptions is an example of a(n) __________
a) representative heuristic.
b) availability heuristic.
c) exemplar.
d) additive strategy.
b
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A theory is said to have heuristic value if __________
a) it stimulates debate and motivates researchers to pursue research related to the theory. b) it explains a fairly narrow area of behavior. c) it focuses attention on observations that cannot be readily explained in other ways. d) it provides solutions for real-world problems.
The _____ perspective views abnormal behavior as arising from early childhood experiences and unresolved, unconscious conflicts
a) biopsychosocial b) learning c) psychodynamic d) cognitive