✓ checked
trust me, bro:
here is the receipt.
the claim
Heuristics in psychology can refer to intentionally chosen cognitive strategies.
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
Recorded sources
3 sources for · 0 against
AS REPORTEDno primary record reached; this is what the reporting says
Is it true that heuristics in psychology can refer to intentionally chosen cognitive strategies?
Yes. Evidence indicates that in psychology, heuristics function as learned or adopted mental rules and cognitive strategies for problem-solving and decision-making.
Verdict: SUPPORTED · 3 sources for, 0 against · Last checked
How claims like this are judged
Judged against reference works: claims of this kind are settled by reference works, not journal abstracts.
Evidence for · 3
Reference article covering this claim directly
Get citation
Wikipedia: Heuristic. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heuristic
See more details
More for · 2
Reference article covering this claim directly
Get citation
Wikipedia: Social psychology. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_psychology
Mentions that social learning and other behaviors are guided by strategies and heuristics.
Get citation
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Culture and Cognitive Science. (n.d.). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/culture-cogsci/
Receipt History
first checked04 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 7504 Aug 2026
Anyone with this link can read the claim and its public receipt, including any
personal information in that text. Open permanent receipt.
Check your own claim
Challenge the receipt
Requests are recorded for review. This does not start an automatic check
or guarantee a response time.
Citation formatting by citeproc-js (Frank Bennett) and the Citation Style Language project. Source and licenses.
This receipt is an automated verdict against our published method · not an opinion about any author or publication.
Terms · Privacy · How verdicts work
Terms · Privacy · How verdicts work