Frank Mistakenly Believes That There Are More Words That Begin

question 83

Multiple Choice

Frank mistakenly believes that there are more words that begin with the letter "k" than there are with the letter "k" in the third position due to __________________.

• A)the representativeness heuristic
• B)the availability heuristic
• C)a conjunction fallacy
• D)confirmation bias

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