A mental shortcut that often (but not always) leads to a solution Faster than algorithms but error-prone.

A mental shortcut that often (but not always) leads to a solution

A step-by-step procedure that guarantees a correct answer

An action selected with no underlying strategy or goal

A flawless decision rule that never produces errors

Thinking, Problem-Solving, Judgments, and Decision-Making

AP Psychology· difficulty 3/5

A heuristic is

A
$A mental shortcut that often (but not always) leads to a solution$
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B
$A step-by-step procedure that guarantees a correct answer$
C
$An action selected with no underlying strategy or goal$
D
$A flawless decision rule that never produces errors$

Explanation

Faster than algorithms but error-prone.

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