Psychology & Sociology · Mr. Pankow: Sensation, Perception & Cognition

Question

We use heuristics in decision making to ____

Answer

We use heuristics in decision making to make quick decisions based on prior knowledge
example: if you are asked what has the higher risk SHARK ATTACK or FIREWORK ACCIDENT you will probably say shark attack since shark attacks are popularized in media and JAWS and shit and they are scary and its easy (shortcut) to recall this information
its actually firework accidents though

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