According to your textbook, one of the reasons that J. Edgar Hoover had a tendency to see communist associations was that he could easily bring to mind examples of communist associations. This cognitive bias is known as the ________

A) representativeness heuristic
B) confirmation bias
C) availability heuristic
D) false consensus bias

Answer: C

Psychology

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Three-year-old Wendy is playing hide-and-seek with some older children. However, instead of running to find a hiding place away from the other children, Wendy simply covers her eyes. In this example, Wendy is demonstrating

a) intuitive thought. b) egocentric thought. c) centration. d) conservation.

Psychology