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gtnhenbr [62]
3 years ago
8

A mental shortcut that helps us to streamline our thinking and make sense of our world is called a _

Social Studies
1 answer:
Norma-Jean [14]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Heuristic          

Explanation:

Heuristic: In psychology, the term heuristic is defined as a mental shortcut that leads an individual to make judgments and solve problems efficiently and rapidly. Heuristic is responsible for creating ease of the cognitive load that a person has while making a specific decision.

Example: Rule of thumb, profiling, a guesstimate, an intuitive judgment, etc.

Types:

1. Representativeness heuristics.

2. Availability heuristics.

3. Anchoring and adjustment heuristics.

In the question above, the given statement states the importance of heuristic.

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