Under which of the following conditions are we least likely to use heuristics in making decisions about social events?
a. when we are overloaded with information
b. when the decisions are not very important
c. when we have little information to use in making the decision
d. when we have plenty of time to make the decision
Ans: d. when we have plenty of time to make the decision
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A) threshold, resting potential, refractory period, action potential B) resting potential, threshold, action potential, refractory period C) action potential, resting potential, refractory period, threshold D) resting potential, threshold, refractory period, action potential
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a. that motivates people to act in accordance with society's moral customs b. that induces people to act with reason and deliberation c. that is usually inactive but contains potentially accessible thoughts and memories d. that is governed by inborn instinctual drives
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A) classical conditioning. B) sensitization. C) habituation. D) operant conditioning.
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