Maria is telling Lupe that she is going to meet a friend of hers who is a doctor, loves to play golf, and drives a red sports car. Lupe is surprised when Maria’s friend shows up and is a female. Lupe has engaged in what type of heuristic?
a) representative heuristic
b) availability heuristic
c) stereotype heuristic
d) overconfidence bias
Answer: A
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Although the social cognitive view of personality has many advocates, why do some opt to look for more appropriate ways of studying this topic?
a) because they argue that these topics are not adequately open to scientific inquiry and thus are not appropriate for consideration in a scientific field b) because they argue that identifying some of these cognitive processes, such as self-efficacy or locus of control, is not enough to develop a comprehensive theory of personality c) because its emphasis on topics like the unconscious and childhood sexuality are distasteful to many d) because its use of techniques like unconditional positive regard and the life story identity method produce results that are unverifiable and resistant to replication