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Title: Eighty percent of people who live in your community are politically conservative. At a town event ...
Post by: cikolata on Jul 20, 2017
Eighty percent of people who live in your community are politically conservative. At a town event you are introduced to Jim who tells you he is pro-choice on the issue of abortion. Based on this information, you incorrectly conclude that Jim is politically liberal. Your failure to take into account the number of people who are coservatives when making your judgment about Jim illustrates an example of:
a. the framing heuristic.
b. anchoring an adjustment.
c. the base rate fallacy.
d. the negativity bias.


Title: Re: Eighty percent of people who live in your community are politically conservative. At a town ...
Post by: Zexion on Jul 20, 2017
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