Meredith is a member of a service club that supports a summer camp for children who are survivors of severe burns. The group is asking everyone to pledge a specific amount to donate each month throughout the year. Meredith originally considers a donation of $50 a month but then revises her estimate upward based on what several of her friends are talking about donating. What heuristic is Meredith
using?
a. availability
b. representativeness
c. anchoring and adjustment
d. framing
c
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The foster care system in the United States may be improved by:
A. moving as many children as possible out of the system and into adoptive homes B. eliminating this system completely and replacing it with an institutionalized program of child care C. restricting the judicial system from removing children from their parents so easily
Research makes its contribution to human welfare by
a. supplying quick and fairly spectacular solutions to social problems. b. countless small additions of knowledge. c. selecting problems that are very broad in scope. d. proving existing theories.
Discuss the family-directed assessment process.
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following does a positive attitude encourage?
A. Openness B. Self-regulation C. Stress D. Adversity