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What is the primary mistake in stereotyping?
What is the primary mistake in stereotyping?
- Not saving energy in decision making
- Not considering in-group members
- Categorizing people incorrectly
- Overgeneralizing and not representing everyone in the category (correct)
What is the tendency to judge the frequency or likelihood of an event by the ease with which relevant instances come to mind?
What is the tendency to judge the frequency or likelihood of an event by the ease with which relevant instances come to mind?
- Anchoring bias
- Stereotyping
- Availability heuristic (correct)
- Representativeness heuristic
What is the result of judging the frequency or likelihood of an event by the extent to which it resembles the 'typical' case?
What is the result of judging the frequency or likelihood of an event by the extent to which it resembles the 'typical' case?
- Anchoring bias
- Representativeness heuristic (correct)
- Regression to the mean
- Availability heuristic
What is the error in judgment that occurs when we assume that an unusual event will be followed by a more typical event?
What is the error in judgment that occurs when we assume that an unusual event will be followed by a more typical event?
What is the process of assigning traits to people based on their membership in a social category?
What is the process of assigning traits to people based on their membership in a social category?
What is the function of categorical thinking in stereotyping?
What is the function of categorical thinking in stereotyping?
What is the basis of systemic and intentional discrimination?
What is the basis of systemic and intentional discrimination?
What is the primary error in the representativeness heuristic?
What is the primary error in the representativeness heuristic?
What is the purpose of categorizing people in stereotyping?
What is the purpose of categorizing people in stereotyping?
What is the result of heuristic thinking in decision making?
What is the result of heuristic thinking in decision making?
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