Heuristics: Quick Judgments

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Test your intuition about cognitive shortcuts.

ARLAH TRINIDAD DIMAANO

Philippines

#	Player	Accuracy	time
1	ARLAH TRINIDAD DIMAANO January 29, 2026	% 100	00:59

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Heuristics: Quick JudgmentsOnline version Test your intuition about cognitive shortcuts. by ARLAH TRINIDAD DIMAANO 1 Association example 1 Maria always buys Apple products because she associates the brand with high quality and prestige. 2 Association example 2 A recruiter assumes a candidate is good at math just because the candidate wears glasses. 3 Simulation example 1 Juan missed his flight by 5 minutes and thinks, “If only I had left 10 minutes earlier, I would have caught it.” 4 Simulation example 2 Maria imagines herself stumbling over questions in her upcoming interview and feels anxious. 5 Simulation example 3 A basketball fan keeps replaying a missed shot and thinks, “If the player had jumped earlier, we would have won.” 6 Anchoring and adjustment (brief) Anchoring and adjustment relies on an initial anchor; adjustments are often insufficient. The first number strongly influences decisions. 7 Anchoring and adjustment (brief) Anchoring and adjustment relies on an initial anchor; adjustments are often insufficient. The first number strongly influences decisions. 8 Similarity Heuristics A recruiter meets a quiet, bookish candidate and assumes they would make a good accountant. 9 Similarity Heuristics Carla buys a new smartphone because it looks almost identical to her old, reliable phone.