What are mental categories representing objects, ideas, or experiences that share some common characteristics?

When most people draw a map of the coastline of the United States, they show Miami about due south of Boston, when Miami is actually fairly far to the west. This error is an example of

a. the 90-degree heuristic. b. the alignment heuristic. c. the rotation heuristic. d. the symmetry heuristic.

Select the following statement about psychotic disorders that is TRUE

A) Schizophrenia is the only disorder that involves psychotic symptoms. B) Psychotic experiences are only found in psychological disorders. C) The presence of hallucinations and delusions alone does not indicate the presence of schizophrenia. D) Most people experience transient psychotic states and do not meet the criteria for schizophrenic disorder.