"I can easily think of the names of several dishones: politicians, so I'm certain there are a lot of dishonest politicians!" This is an example of a judgment relying on: A. illusory covariation. B. representativeness heuristic. C. anchoring D. the availability heuristic. Reset Selection Mark for Review What's This?
"I can easily think of the names of several dishones: politicians, so I'm certain there are a lot of dishonest politicians!" This is an example of a judgment relying on: A. illusory covariation. B. representativeness heuristic. C. anchoring D. the availability heuristic. Reset Selection Mark for Review What's This?
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Transcribed Image Text:"I can easily think of the names of several dishonest politicians, so I'm certain there are a lot of dishonest politicians!" This is an example of a judgment relying on:
A. illusory covariation.
B. representativeness heuristic.
C. anchoring.
D. the availability heuristic.
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Question 27 of 45
Studies indicate that training in statistics:
A. has little impat on how participants make judgments outside of the statistics class.
B. improves participants' understanding of statistical principles but does not teach them how to apply the principles to actual cases.
OC helps participants make more accurate judgments, but only if they were explicitiy encouraged to apply their statistical knowledge.
OD.improves participants' performance in a variety of judgment problems.
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Question 28 of 45
People tend to be more alert and responsive to evidence that supports their preexisting notions and beliefs than to evidence that challenges them. This effect is called:
A. confirmation bias
B. stereotyping
C. base rate error
O D. covariation law
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