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What is the Availability Heuristic based on?
What is the Availability Heuristic based on?
In the context of the Availability Heuristic, why do people often misjudge the frequency of words with 'r' as the third letter in English?
In the context of the Availability Heuristic, why do people often misjudge the frequency of words with 'r' as the third letter in English?
Which heuristic involves classifying something based on how typical it is of a category or class?
Which heuristic involves classifying something based on how typical it is of a category or class?
How does the Representativeness Heuristic apply to the example involving Steve being shy, helpful, and detail-oriented?
How does the Representativeness Heuristic apply to the example involving Steve being shy, helpful, and detail-oriented?
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What is a common misconception related to the Availability Heuristic?
What is a common misconception related to the Availability Heuristic?
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How does priming influence judgments related to liking someone?
How does priming influence judgments related to liking someone?
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What is an example of classical conditioning mentioned in the text?
What is an example of classical conditioning mentioned in the text?
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Which factor makes attitudes more likely to predict behavior according to the text?
Which factor makes attitudes more likely to predict behavior according to the text?
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What is cognitive dissonance?
What is cognitive dissonance?
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How do people typically reduce cognitive dissonance according to the text?
How do people typically reduce cognitive dissonance according to the text?
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In the context of attitudes and behavior, what does attitude accessibility refer to?
In the context of attitudes and behavior, what does attitude accessibility refer to?
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Which factor influences the strength of attitude-behavior consistency according to the text?
Which factor influences the strength of attitude-behavior consistency according to the text?
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Why might primates have evolved a large prefrontal cortex, according to the context?
Why might primates have evolved a large prefrontal cortex, according to the context?
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Which hypothesis posits that primates evolved a large prefrontal cortex due to mating preferences?
Which hypothesis posits that primates evolved a large prefrontal cortex due to mating preferences?
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What is the focus of the lecture 'Social Cognition'?
What is the focus of the lecture 'Social Cognition'?
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Which mental processes are emphasized in the lecture, rather than description or categorization?
Which mental processes are emphasized in the lecture, rather than description or categorization?
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What procedure is based on the idea that recently encountered ideas are more likely to come to mind and influence decisions?
What procedure is based on the idea that recently encountered ideas are more likely to come to mind and influence decisions?
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Which aspect of cognitive processing is affected by biases in decision making and affective heuristics?
Which aspect of cognitive processing is affected by biases in decision making and affective heuristics?
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