All Exams Test series for 1 year @ ₹349 only
Question

What is the term for the ‘rule of thumb’ type of bias in decision-making ?

This question was previously asked in
MH SET 2019 Paper 2 Sociology Question Paper (23-Jun-2019)
The correct answer is

Heuristics

Heuristics are simple ‘rules of thumb’ or mental shortcuts that people use to make judgements quickly when information or time is limited. Common examples are the availability heuristic and the representativeness heuristic.

Framing bias is being influenced by how information is presented; hindsight bias is believing, after the outcome is known, that it could have been predicted; over-confidence bias is overestimating the accuracy of one’s own judgements. None of these is the rule-of-thumb shortcut itself.

Hence, the answer is Heuristics.

Was this answer helpful?

Similar Questions

  1. In a juice making company sales manager has set the goal of increasing the sales by 20% in summer season. At the end of summer, Manager will check either goal has been achieved or not. This function is known as :

  2. Which is not a characteristic of corporate social responsibility ?

  3. Which of the following is the formal right to decide on the achievement of objectives, the use of resources, and the adherence to organizational policy ?

  4. “Natural resources determine the course of development and constitute the challenge which may not be accepted by the human mind”, who has said it ?

  5. To eradicate the problem of poverty Twenty Point Economic Programme was launched for the first time in India on :

  6. Assume that consumer’s income and the number of sellers in the market for good X both falls. Based on this information we can conclude with certainty that the equilibrium :

  7. Which of the following is a characteristic of capital as factor of production ?

  8. Dividing a task in number of steps, each of which is completed by an individual is essence of :

  9. On the basis of function of Human Resource Management, the coverage of personnel policies has been classified by Michael Armstrong not include the following :

  10. Training need assessment should consider all except :


Important Questions from Mixed Topic (MH-SET)

  1. .................... is a client server application that identifies each host on the internet with a unique user-friendly name.

  2. Every OS has a ................ or .......... which primarily resides in the main memory of the computer to perform some of the basic functions of the OS.

    (i) Kernel

    (ii) Interface

    (iii) Nucleus

    (iv) Compiler

    Codes:

  3. Which of the following are referred to as low level language?

    (i) Machine language

    (ii) Assembly language

    (iii) High level language

    (iv) Natural language

    Codes:

  4. Match the following:

    List IList II
    (a) New York Public Library(i) Shelv AR
    (b) Miami University Augmented Research Group(ii) Smart library
    (c) Oula University Library(iii) Wolf Walk
    (d) North Carolina State University(iv) Find the future

    Codes:

  5. Which part of the QR code represents the encoded data?

Need Expert Advice?
Upcoming Exams
CTET
December 12, 2026
CBSE UGC NET
December 14, 2026
CSIR UGC NET
December 19, 2026
Test Series
MH-SET img
Teaching
MAHA TAIT Mock Test Series (New)
58 Tests 1 Tests Free
3854 Attempts
4.9(108)
English, Hindi, Marathi
More Questions from MH-SET

Start Your Preparation with Prepp Mobile App

Download the app from Google Play & App Store
Download the app from Google Play & App Store
Prepp Mobile App