Question

Edward believes that there are a lot of differences between men and women on a variety of different dimensions. He believes this because when he thinks about books that have been written on men and women, he can recall only books that say men and women are different (e.g., Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus) and cannot recall any that say men and women are the same. His reliance on what comes to mind is an example of which of the following? (1/2 pt.)

a.The availability heuristic
b.Cherry-picking of evidence
c.Confirmatory hypothesis testing
d.Overconfidence

Answer 1

The availability Heuristics

Explanation:

We make decisions and judgments every day. The heuristic is a mental shortcut that helps us in making the decision and judgment quickly without having spent a lot of time searching or analyzing the facts.

Availability Heuristic:

Firstly it tells about how quickly we make the decision and judgment and how easily something gets into the mind. We always rely on how easily we can think of an example when we making any decision or judgment.

The problem with availability heuristic is that we assume that if we get all examples, readily available in our mind, the event or the subject matters is a commonplace.

However, there are many situations in which availability heuristics is accurate and useful.