Barbara was asked whether Americans bought more American-made cars than foreign-made cars. To come up with an answer, Barbara based her opinion on the cars her friends drove. What is this decision process indicative of?

a. representative heuristics c. basic heuristics
b. availability heuristics d. anchoring and adjustment heuristics


B

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a. peripheral motives b. propriate motives c. automatic motives d. covert motives

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Which of the following has been cited as a criticism of plea bargaining?

A. The assigned sentence is often too lenient. B. Innocent defendants might feel compelled to plead guilty because they think that a trial will result in a worse outcome. C. Prosecutors exert too much power in the negotiations. D. all of the above

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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