Answer:
The sleeper effect.
Explanation:
As the exercise presents, Jamie heard about a divorce that was published in the RAG MAG, which she does not believe is very reliable. However, over time, she forgot where she heard about the divorce. The fact that she later came to believe the story was true is known as the sleeper effect. The sleeper effect is, as suggested, a psychological phenomenon that relates to persuasion. It is a delayed increase of the effect of a message that is accompanied by a discounting cue. So, in this case, Jamie heard statement X from place A. After some time, she forgot where she had heard it, but the information (statement X) remained in her mind.
The correct answer is C. Controlling mass poaching at Kaziranga
Explanation:
The main factor for the situation of Indian Rhino species during the 19th century was the mass poaching of this species. This occurred because during this time hunting as a sport was quite popular and rhinos were hunted due to their horns, which were considered to have special medicinal properties. Due to this, to save Indian Rhinos one key factor was to make the hunting of rhinos illegal and in general to control mass poaching in the Kaziranga zone. These two strategies make the species to slowly recover and avoid extinction. According to this, the option that describes a critical step in this conservation plant is C.
A consensus is simply an agreement. It is a generally accepted opinion or decision among a group of people. An example of a consensus would be you and your family or friends picking what movie to watch. You need to reach a consensus about which movie everyone wants to seez
he first-past-the-post, winner-takes-all system, which is used for every election in the USA - federal, state and local - makes life difficult for third parties.
Answer:
b. The availability heuristic
Explanation:
In psychology, the term <u>availability heuristic </u>refers to the tendency that people have to rely on immediate examples (usually close to them) when they have to evaluate a broader topic or concept. In other words, people make judgements based on specific examples that come to their mind.
In this example, two of Mariah's friends lost their jobs. Now Mariah is grossly overestimating the national unemployment rate. We can see that <u>Mariah is relying on immediate examples like what just happened to her two best friends to form an opinion on the national unemployment rate. </u>Therefore, this would be an example of availability heuristic.
