Jamila's friends are participating in a tradition known as Senior Sunrise, where the graduating high school class members stay out all night before the last day of school. Jamila's parents set her a curfew of 12 midnight (which was very generous), and Jamila made sure to be home by then. However, she receives a text message at 3 a.m. from her best friend asking her to come back and join in the celebrations. Jamila now needs to solve a problem: Should she obey her parents and stay home, or should she sneak out and join her friends?
-Jamila remembers a line from one of her favourite TV shows: "Nothing good happens after 2 a.m.".Using this to help solve her problem,she decides to stay home.Which method of problem-solving did Jamila use in this case

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Jamila used a heuristic, which is a mental shortcut or rule of thumb, in this case by remembering the saying from her favorite TV show. By applying this heuristic, she was able to quickly make a decision based on the general principle that staying out late could lead to trouble. This allowed her to avoid the potential consequences of breaking her curfew and also prioritize her safety.

Jamila's Friends Are Participating in a Tradition Known as Senior