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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?

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?

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?

To deal with large information quickly Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the function of heuristics in social cognition?

Dealing with large amounts of information quickly Signup and view all the answers

What is the representative heuristic based on?

Judging by resemblance Signup and view all the answers

How do rules and mental frameworks contribute to social cognition?

By allowing efficient organization of large amounts of information Signup and view all the answers

Which heuristic is based on the concept that 'If I can retrieve instances, they must be frequent'?

Availability heuristics Signup and view all the answers

What do we tend to use as a 'starting point' in the Anchoring and Adjustment Heuristics?

A number Signup and view all the answers

What does the Portion Size Effect refer to?

The size of the meal in a restaurant affecting how much we eat Signup and view all the answers

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'?

Representative heuristics Signup and view all the answers

What is the basis of making judgments according to Availability heuristics?

Making judgments based on how easily we can bring information to mind Signup and view all the answers

What does the Size Quo Heuristic emphasize?

What is good, is good Easily Signup and view all the answers