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Question 1: What are the two major problems associated with each of the following heuristics?
Endorsement heuristic
Under endorsement heuristics, credibility assessment revolves around the social sphere with peers influencing the decisions of information seekers. However, this poses a problem since popular ideas tend to be viewed as credible while this may not be true in all cases (Metzger & Flanagin, 2013, p.215). Therefore, more people are likely to agree with certain information that their peers fully agree with due to their connections without any scrutiny.
Apart from that, skepticism on the part of individuals may be overpowered by the overwhelming support of information from an unfamiliar source (Pavri, NATS 1505 Lecture 4: Misinformation in a Digital World, 2019). Therefore, despite the individual possessing first-hand information, he/she is likely to be coerced into believing or supporting such information
Consistency heuristic
People are likely to judge the credibility of information based on multiple sources agreeing or supporting it. However, a major problem lies in the validation process where individuals are likely to search only a few sources before determining their credibility (Metzger & Flanagin, 2013, p.215).
Additionally, there is a risk of potential bias during the research phase since the sources found by an individual may not accurately present both sides of a story.
Self-confirmation heuristic
A major problem with self-confirmation heuristic lies in the tendency for an individual to put more weight on previous information that supports his/her beliefs (Metzger & Flanagin, 2013, p.215). This creates a bias towards such information that supports the individuals stand on a particular issue.
Furthermore, another problem lies with the belief that an individual’s opinion is right and agreeable to a large number of people (Metzger & Flanagin, 2013, p.216). Therefore, more people tend to analyze information in a manner beneficial to their argument and position on a matter.
Prominence heuristic
Results of information rated highly during an online search tend to be deemed more credible without further scrutiny of its contents creating a bias (Metzger & Flanagin, 2013, p.216). An individual thus views such information to be valuable and favorable among a large group of people.
Apart from that, people are more likely to stop further research to support other ideas if the information found to be popular comes first (Metzger & Flanagin, 2013, p.217). Therefore, there lies a lack of further research to disapprove of a notion already created by the highly ranked information or data.
Question 2: Do you think it is possible to stop multitasking? Why or why not?
In a digital world today, multitasking cannot be stopped since it has been conditioned into our environments. Most individuals grow up with digital tools such as smartphones and laptops that usually occupy a significant portion of their time on any particular day (Pavri, NATS 1505 Lecture 5: The Myth of Multitasking, 2019). Therefor...