Question

question 8
1 pts
a dog viciously attacked andrew when he was four, now that he is seven, he thinks that all dogs are mean and vicious. what method of problem solving is andrew using?
representative heuristic
availability heuristic
anchoring bias
algorithm

Explanation:

• Representative Heuristic: Involves categorizing something based on similarity to a prototype. Here, Andrew's belief isn't about similarity to a prototype of "mean" but about the ease of recalling a past event (the dog attack).
• Availability Heuristic: Relies on the ease of recalling examples. Andrew easily recalls the dog attack (a vivid, personal event) and generalizes from that single, available example to conclude all dogs are mean.
• Anchoring Bias: Focuses on an initial piece of information. There's no indication Andrew is "anchored" to an initial value or piece of info here.
• Algorithm: Is a step - by - step procedure. Andrew isn't using a systematic, step - by - step method to reach his conclusion.

Answer:

Availability Heuristic