When Asked to Quickly Estimate the Product of 8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1, People

Multiple Choice

When asked to quickly estimate the product of 8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1, people give a much larger answer than when asked to quickly estimate the product of 1*2*3*4*5*6*7*8. This BEST illustrates the dynamics involved in using _____.

A) the anchoring and adjustment heuristic
B) the working backward heuristic
C) means-end analysis
D) an algorithm