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What is the purpose of using heuristics in social cognition?
What is the purpose of using heuristics in social cognition?
- To avoid uncertainty in decision-making
- To complicate the decision-making process
- To make decisions in a rapid and effortless manner (correct)
- To ensure that all information is thoroughly processed
In the context of social cognition, what do heuristics help individuals to avoid?
In the context of social cognition, what do heuristics help individuals to avoid?
- Efficient decision-making
- Information overload (correct)
- Complex interplay of feelings
- Rapid inferences
What is the role of rules and mental frameworks in organizing social cognition?
What is the role of rules and mental frameworks in organizing social cognition?
- To create confusion and chaos
- To avoid rapid inferences
- To allow efficient organization of large amounts of information (correct)
- To complicate complex situations
Why do people use mental shortcuts in social cognition?
Why do people use mental shortcuts in social cognition?
Which of the following best describes the function of heuristics in social cognition?
Which of the following best describes the function of heuristics in social cognition?
What is the representative heuristic based on?
What is the representative heuristic based on?
How do rules and mental frameworks contribute to social cognition?
How do rules and mental frameworks contribute to social cognition?
Which heuristic is based on the concept that 'If I can retrieve instances, they must be frequent'?
Which heuristic is based on the concept that 'If I can retrieve instances, they must be frequent'?
What do we tend to use as a 'starting point' in the Anchoring and Adjustment Heuristics?
What do we tend to use as a 'starting point' in the Anchoring and Adjustment Heuristics?
What does the Portion Size Effect refer to?
What does the Portion Size Effect refer to?
What concept is associated with the statement 'The more alike a person is to a typical member of a certain group (prototype), the more likely he or she belongs to that group'?
What concept is associated with the statement 'The more alike a person is to a typical member of a certain group (prototype), the more likely he or she belongs to that group'?
What is the basis of making judgments according to Availability heuristics?
What is the basis of making judgments according to Availability heuristics?
What does the Size Quo Heuristic emphasize?
What does the Size Quo Heuristic emphasize?
