<p>6.06 Thinking</p><p>Directions: Complete the tasks below. Copy and paste the questions and answers to the student comments box in 6.06 and submit for grading.</p><p>As we get closer to the AP Exam, it is important to understand how exam questions are framed and how we arrive at the correct answer. In this activity, you will be given a sample multiple-choice question. You will provide the following for your instructor: a. The correct answer to the question. b. An explanation as to why you chose that particular answer. c. An explanation why the other four choices are not the correct answer to the question. You may use definitions to explain.</p><p>Question: A televised image of a starving polar bear surrounded by melting icebergs had a greater impact on Mr. Young’s perception of the extensiveness of climate change than did a statistical chart summarizing the earth’s temperature over the last two hundred years. This suggests that Mr. Young’s assessment of the climate change issue is influenced by: a. the representativeness heuristic b. confirmation bias c. fixation d. the availability heuristic e. overconfidence</p><p>Your Answer (copy and paste this completed section to the student comments box of 6.06)</p><p>A. What is the correct answer?</p><p>B. Why is this the correct answer?</p><p>C. Why are the other 4 choices incorrect? </p><p>1. </p><p>2. </p><p>3. </p><p>4. </p><p>Looking ahead... 6.07 and 6.08 do not have an assignment to turn in. Take good notes on these lessons, you will use them for the FRQ you will be writing in 6.09. </p>