Determining that your psychology teacher is very intelligent because she has a doctoral degree from a university would be an example of ____.
A) the availability heuristic
B) inductive reasoning
C) anchoring and adjustment
D) deductive reasoning

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Deductive reasoning involves drawing a logical conclusion based on a general principle (in this case, the idea that earning a doctoral degree indicates high intelligence) and applying it to a specific case (the psychology teacher).

Determining That Your Psychology Teacher Is Very Intelligent Because She