Psychology / Unit 7 Psych 0768 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Heuristic
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The idea
A heuristic is a mental shortcut that produces a solution quickly without guaranteeing it is correct.
In practice
Starting a lock at the owner's birth year is fast, and it may fail entirely.
Where people slip
Heuristics trade accuracy for speed by design. That trade is often the right one.
Your place on the trail
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