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21. 

Which of the following is TRUE of heuristics?

A. 

Heuristics always lead to correct solutions of a problem.

B. 

Heuristics are a slower way to solve problems than are other strategies.

C. 

Heuristics represent commonly used approaches to the solution of a problem.

D. 

Heuristics are used by computers but not by humans as problem-solving tools.

22. 

Lori and Monica are looking at the cans of coffee on display at a local supermarket. They are trying to decide which of two different-sized cans will be the better buy. Lori attempts to divide the price of each can by the number of ounces of coffee each can contains. Monica suggests that “the larger size is usually a better buy.” Lori is using a(n) ____, whereas Monica is using a(n) _____.

A. 

heuristic; algorithm

B. 

algorithm; heuristic

C. 

prototype; algorithm

D. 

heuristic; prototype

23. 

_____ may sometimes lead to errors.

A. 

Theorems

B. 

Heuristics

C. 

Algorithms

D. 

Statements

24. 

When you use the availability heuristic, you are:

A. 

making frequency estimates based on the ease with which things come to mind.

B. 

overcoming mental set.

C. 

mistaking visual images and other forms of mental representations for reality.

D. 

assuming that something is typical of its class.

25. 

Suppose you meet a woman who killed her stepdaughter, and then later when you meet another woman who is having trouble with her stepdaughter, you are most likely to think that this woman too will kill her stepdaughter. You come to this conclusion as a result of:

A. 

functional fixedness.

B. 

the representativeness heuristic.

C. 

the availability heuristic.

D. 

confirmation bias.

26. 

Carl is the only person from New Zealand that Craig has ever met. Carl strikes Craig as being quite friendly and funny. When Carl asks Craig 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 Craig have used to make this judgment?

A. 

The familiarity heuristic

B. 

Confirmation bias

C. 

Functional fixedness

D. 

The availability heuristic

27. 

The _____ heuristic involves judging the probability of an event on the basis of how easily the event can be recalled from memory.

A. 

availability

B. 

representativeness

C. 

confirmation

D. 

frequency

28. 

According to the _____ heuristic, we assume that events we remember easily are likely to have occurred more frequently in the past—and are more likely to occur in the future—than events that are harder to remember.

A. 

availability

B. 

representativeness

C. 

confirmation

D. 

frequency

29. 

Following the September 11, 2001, Twin Towers attacks, many Americans opted to drive rather than fly. The media coverage of the hijackings caused Americans to overestimate the danger of flying. As it was an event they remember easily, they assumed it could occur frequently. This example illustrates:

A. 

the availability heuristic.

B. 

the representativeness heuristic.

C. 

confirmation bias.

D. 

stereotypic bias.

30. 

When people are asked which is more common, death by homicide or death by stroke, they often choose homicide because they hear more about murders than they do about strokes. In this instance, people are led astray in their judgments by:

A. 

the representativeness heuristic.

B. 

stereotypic bias.

C. 

confirmation bias.

D. 

the availability heuristic.

 

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