The tendency to select wrong answers because they seem to match pre-existing mental categories is called the __________

Fill in the blank with correct word


ANSWER: representativeness heuristic

Psychology

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a. They seek newer experiences while willing to be settled in a particular geographical location. c. They have a high tendency of engaging in risky heterosexual behavior than homosexual behavior. b. They are most likely to be found among educated college-going population than those who never went to college. d. They are less likely to establish social relationships at their workplace.

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Punjit works at a button-sorting factory. He feels bad that he can sort only twenty buttons a minute, when the average worker can sort thirty. To feel better about himself, Punjit compares his performance with Brant, who can sort only ten buttons a minute. This is an example of ____

a. ?downward social comparison b. ?unrealistic optimism c. ?the actor-observer effect d. ?the fundamental attribution error

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Based on what you learned in this chapter, describe an ideal preschool in some detail

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

The learned helplessness model of depression was later changed to the attributional reformulation of the learned helplessness theory of depression. Describe how the attributional reformulation improves upon the learned helplessness model, and outline what the theory purports.

What will be an ideal response?

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