The availability heuristic is based on the principle of using ________ as a cue to probability
a. accessibility
b. similarity
c. assimilation
d. contrast
Answer: A
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A task for determining how prototypical an object is would be
A. a fill in the blank task where participants generate paired members within a category. B. a task where participants rate the extent to which each member represents the category title. C. a task where participants rate the extent to which category members resemble one another. D. a fill in the blank task where participants generate the category classification for a list of members.
Fredrico has contracted gonorrhea. It is most likely that Fredrico’s treatment will include ____
a. ?cryotherapy b. ?antibiotics c. ?antiviral drugs d. ?prescription shampoos
The information-processing psychologist uses ____ as his or her model while studying humans.?
a. ?non-human animals b. ?the computer c. ?Newtonian physics d. ?evolutionary theory