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.
Ans: c
Psychology
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a. $71,000 b. $80,000 c. $100,000 d. half way between the mean and the mode
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Describe and give an example of each of the following intuitive thinking errors: (a) representativeness heuristic, (b) ignoring the base rate, (c) framing, and (d) emotion
What will be an ideal response?
Psychology