Exam 3

Question 1

An educated guess based on promotional experiences that helps narrow down the possible solutions for a problem?

Answer 1

A heuristic

Question 2

Two types of heuristics

Answer 2

representativeness and Availability

Question 3

The tendency to judge an event by the exten to which it resembles the typical case
“Does that guy “look” like a frat boy?”

Answer 3

Representative heuristic

Question 4

Estimating the frequency of likelihood of an event based on how easy i is to recall relevant info form memory or how easy it is to think of examples

Answer 4

Availability heuristic

Question 5

How are heuristics and biases nvolved in judgements and decision-making?

Answer 5

They determine what you opinion will be

Question 6

Thinking about objects only in terms of their typical functions

Answer 6

Functional fixedness

Question 7

How does functional fixedness apply to problem solving?

Answer 7

The bias causes a person to look at a problem in only one specific way and it can prevent them from developing effective solutions to their challenge.

Question 8

Do people reason logically

Answer 8

Yes, high quality reasoning is called logic or critical thinking