This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Ashley learns that if her car does not start on the first try, pressing the gas pedal before trying ... (Read 32 times)

awywial

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 577
Ashley learns that if her car does not start on the first try, pressing the gas pedal before trying to start it again will get the car to work. The next time Ashley's car does not start, she tries pressing the gas pedal, but this does not work. She concludes that her car needs repairs and does not notice that she is simply out of gas. Ashley is experiencing ____.
 
  a. functional fixedness
  b. incubation
  c. the representativeness heuristic
  d. a mental set

Question 2

Connie believes that she has severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) because she has been coughing and sneezing for the past few days. However, Connie fails to realize that if she truly had SARS, she would be exhibiting several other symptoms as well. Connie seems to be ____.
 
  a. exhibiting functional fixedness
  b. ignoring negative evidence
  c. considering multiple hypotheses
  d. using the anchoring heuristic



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

Ksh22

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 297
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
d

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
b




awywial

  • Member
  • Posts: 577
Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
Wow, this really help


nothere

  • Member
  • Posts: 324
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

Did you know?

In the ancient and medieval periods, dysentery killed about ? of all babies before they reach 12 months of age. The disease was transferred through contaminated drinking water, because there was no way to adequately dispose of sewage, which contaminated the water.

Did you know?

After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.

Did you know?

Opium has influenced much of the world's most popular literature. The following authors were all opium users, of varying degrees: Lewis Carroll, Charles, Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Oscar Wilde.

Did you know?

In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.

Did you know?

By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library