The authors of your text report that a college professor asked students to list either two or ten ways to improve the course. Because students used the availability heuristic, which group of students gave the professor the highest course ratings overall?

The correct answer is: The students who were asked to list ten improvements.

Explanation:

The availability heuristic can be understood as a mental shortcut in which individuals evaluate situations based on what's more relevant to them or what can be recalled more easily.

In turn, recent information obtained, experienced or recalled by the individuals may influence their judgement.

For instance, when asked about how she felt about going to Rock concerts, Danna said that they were the best.

In reality Danna has attended 4 rock concerts. 3 concerts she attended were particularly boring to her, however the last concert she attended was incredible. Because she recalls the last concert better than the previous one, her judgement about Rock concerts is biased.

In this particular case The authors of your text report that a college professor asked students to list either two or ten ways to improve the course. Because students used the availability heuristic, the students that gave the professor the highest course ratings overall were  The students who were asked to list ten improvements.

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