Availability Heuristic Experiment

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Availability Heuristic Experiment Click on the
arrow key for instructions.
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Instructions In this experiment, you will be
shown two lists of items, with each item
presented in the center of the screen for several
seconds. You should attend to each item as it
appears on the screen in preparation for a later
memory test. - If you have any questions, ask
the instructor now - - If not, click on the arrow
key to begin -
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Ready...
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Tim Kirkland
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Hillary Clinton
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Eric Reilly
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James Conklin
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Julia Roberts
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Darryl King
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Shaun Barber
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Janet Jackson
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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Troy McGee
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Mark Peterson
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Barbara Walters
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Mark Wright
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Oprah Winfrey
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John Gonzales
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Pamela Anderson
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Randy Jensen
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Dave Winslow
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Barry Walton
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Evan Stephenson
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Meg Ryan
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Jodie Foster
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Larry Simmons
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Doug Courson
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Rosie ODonnell
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The second list will now be presented in the
exact same fashion as the first list.
Presentation of the second list will begin in a
few seconds.
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Ready...
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Richard Meyerson
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Terrence Ford
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Tracy Wagner
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Bill Lewis
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Jane Schneider
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Wayne Hunter
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Sue Levine
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Nicole Forsythe
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Frank Larson
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Craig Freidman
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Ann Fuller
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Aaron Sawyer
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Mary Hoffman
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Adam Clark
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Scott Reeves
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Sara Hill
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Andy Mullen
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Michelle Goddard
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Todd Campbell
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Kevin Reynolds
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Teresa Brown
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Matt Wells
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Dana Carlson
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Jason Ellis
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Chad Randall
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Test Instructions Think back to the FIRST list
that was presented. Do you think there were more
male names in the list or more female names in
the list? Go to your answer sheet and indicate
your choice in the appropriate blank under List
1. After you do this, estimate the number of male
names and the number of female names that you
think were included in the list. Now consider
the SECOND list that was presented. Once again,
indicate whether you think there were more male
names or female names in the list, and then
provide estimates for the number of male and
female names that were included. - Press the
escape key when you are finished -