The tendency to use a particular number or value as a starting point to which changes are made is known as ________

A) the rating and sliding heuristic
B) the anchoring and adjustment heuristic
C) the representativeness heuristic
D) the priming heuristic
E) the availability heuristic

Answer: B

Psychology

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a) specific b) social c) primary d) innate

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A) autonomy; conformity B) conformity; freedom C) freedom; independence D) conformity; autonomy

Psychology