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CBme

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Students may come to believe that a subject is boring because they have studied it before and didn't find it interesting. This induction represents an error in thinking called
 
  a. functional fixedness.
  b. a hasty generalization.
  c. mental set.
  d. representativeness heuristic.

Question 2

This may explain why students are so reluctant to check their work, proofread their papers, and think before they talk.
 
  a. availability heuristic
  b. representative heuristic
  c. overconfidence
  d. mental set



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C



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