A researcher is studying how anxiety tends to be experienced by people of different ages. The researcher interviews anxious adolescents, young adults, individuals in their 30s and 50s, and those over 70 . The individuals in each age group represent a

Our use of mental shortcuts usually leads to

a. optimal decisions that could not be bettered if more time were spent. b. faulty decisions that get us into trouble. c. good decisions in a reasonable amount of time. d. faulty decisions, but the fact that we've decided quickly gives us time to cope with the consequences, so there is no harm done in the end.

Rewards and punishments, such as approval or disapproval, administered by groups to enforce conformity among members are known a(n) __________

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