Asked by Daryl Copeland on Jun 18, 2024
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Carl is the one person Craig has ever met from New Zealand. Carl strikes Craig as being quite friendly and funny. When asked what he would expect to find if he went to New Zealand, Craig says that he would expect the people to be quite friendly and funny. What might he have used to make this judgment?
A) the representativeness heuristic
B) the confirmation bias
C) framing effects
D) the availability heuristic
Representativeness Heuristic
A mental shortcut used when making judgments about the probability of an event under uncertainty, based on how similar it is to our stereotypes of similar occurrences.
New Zealand
is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, consisting of two main landmasses—the North Island, and the South Island—and numerous smaller islands.
- Define how decision-making and judgment are affected by the heuristics of availability and representativeness.
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Joseph McGuireJun 21, 2024
Final Answer :
A
Explanation :
Craig used the representativeness heuristic, where he made a judgment based on how similar New Zealand is to his one prior experience with a New Zealander, Carl.
Learning Objectives
- Define how decision-making and judgment are affected by the heuristics of availability and representativeness.
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