The tendency to select wrong answers because they seem to match pre-existing mental categories is called the __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

representativeness heuristic

Psychology

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Which of the functions of thought tells if an object or event is acceptable or unacceptable?

A) intuiting B) feeling C) thinking D) sensing

Psychology

Dr. Wells has proposed that the center of the Earth consists of large open areas that contain air and water and may be inhabited by some life form. This proposition is best described as a

a. fact. b. hypothesis. c. theory. d. correlation.

Psychology