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A German sample was better at (correctly) identifying that San Diego was more populous than San Antonio than a U.S. sample. This result is best described as reflecting __________.
 
  a. the chronic underfunding of the U.S. educational system
  b. the recognition heuristic
  c. the frequency heuristic
  d. the simulation heuristic

Question 2

The mistaken belief that a compound outcome of two characteristics can be more likely than either one of the characteristics by itself is __________.
 
  a. the conjunction fallacy
  b. the compound bias
  c. the law of small numbers error
  d. satisficing



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d




future617RT

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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