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Algorithm or heuristic?

Exercise and reference answers

Left
Algorithm
Items
  1. Item
    Step-by-step
    Answer
    Algorithm
  2. Item
    Reaches the answer
    Answer
    Algorithm
  3. Item
    Slower to run
    Answer
    Algorithm
  4. Item
    A mental shortcut
    Answer
    Heuristic
  5. Item
    Fast but fallible
    Answer
    Heuristic
  6. Item
    No guarantee
    Answer
    Heuristic
Right
Heuristic
Instructions
Swipe left for Algorithm, right for Heuristic.

Explanation

_Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 7 'Thinking and Intelligence', sections 7.1-7.5_
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