Jaycilyn thinks that she can get a three-bedroom apartment near ...

[karateprodigy]

Jaycilyn thinks that she can get a three-bedroom apartment near campus for 250/month. Marty tells her that he saw one advertised for 600/month. Jaycilyn changes her original estimate, and now thinks that she can get an apartment for 300/month. Jaycilyn's revised estimate is affected by the ____ heuristic.
 
  a. algorithm
  b. availability
  c. anchoring
  d. representativeness

Question 2

For a class project, Mindi has to deliver a presentation on heuristics and algorithms. She decides to create a demonstration to illustrate how people often use heuristics instead of algorithms. People do this because heuristics ____.
 
  a. avoid mental sets
  b. guarantee solutions
  c. avoid functional fixedness
  d. save time

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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
c

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
d

[karateprodigy]

Excellent

[Animal_Goddess]

Gracias!