Thaler and Sunstein (2008) found that student's estimations of the year Attila the Hun sacked Europe was influenced by the unrelated request to add 200 to part of their phone number. This study best illustrates the effect of which heuristic?
a. The framing heuristic
b. The anchoring and adjustment heuristic
c. The availability heuristic
d. The representativeness heuristic
Answer: B
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a. may suffer from early-onset schizophrenia. b. probably has severe neurological damage. c. may be the victim of social deprivation. d. may be displaying early signs of mental retardation.
The most significant racist court case began when attorneys for two white children argued that African American children did not have the ability to be in the same classrooms as whites. What was this case?
a. Plessy v. Ferguson. b. Brown v. Board of Education. c. Hobson v. Hansen. d. Stell v. Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education.
Research on attraction supports which phrase??
a. ?“Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” b. ?“Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” c. ?“Opposites attract.” d. ?“Birds of a feather flock together.”
Enabling behavior includes
A. Rationalizing B. White rabbit habit C. Stress illnesses