Question

AP Psych

When someone mentions Ivy League colleges, Trisha immediately thinks of Harvard University. In this instance, Harvard University is a

A) fixation
B) belief bias
C) heuristic
D) prototype
E) mental set

Answer 1

Answer: D

Explanation: It is a prototype because it is her general, first idea of a certain thing. For example, when someone mentions a dog, and you think of a yellow lab, that's your prototype.

Answer 2

The answer Is b belief bias