Describe several heuristics that you might use or that you have used when deciding whether you should: a. study especially hard for a test. b. ask someone for a date (or accept a date). under what circumstances are these heuristics likely to contribute to poor decision making

Answer&Explanation:

A heuristic is our way of using a mental shortcut to make a decision or resolve issues quickly and effecient.

This helps a person not take too much time trying to figure out their next step. They can be useful but they can also lead to cognitive biases.

A) When you want to study for a hard test you are likely to think of what strategies you have used before and whether they have worked so it like you will be using availability heuristic, and if your recall some strategies that have succeeded before you are likely to believe they will also make you successful this time around and then follow those again.

If the strategies you have tried before have never worked you are likely to consider another strategy using what other have done before and have succeeded doing that.

B) if you wnatgto go on a date you are likely to think of what you know about this person

2. Use what you know of them to ask them properly.

3. Use what you know of your own limits as well

These are also based on availability heuristic , using what comes to mind and predict that the likelihood of it happening again in the future is high.

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