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A heuristic is a general problem-solving framework (Tversky & Kahneman, 1974). You can think of these as mental shortcuts that are used to solve problems. Different types of heuristics are used in different types of situations, and the impulse to use a heuristic occurs when one of five conditions is met (Pratkanis, 1989):

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High-throughput Fluorometric Measurement of Potential Soil Extracellular Enzyme Activities

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¹Strahlenklinik, Klinikum Offenbach, Starkenburgring 66, D-63069, Offenbach/Main, Deutschland. Reiniheyd@aol.com.

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