We Are Often Prone to Judge an Individual by the Extent

question 126

Multiple Choice

We are often prone to judge an individual by the extent to which they resemble our representation of a group or category of people; that is,we are prone to the ___ when forming impressions or making decisions about others.

• A) availability heuristic
• B) representativeness heuristic
• C) confirmation bias
• D) stereotypic bias

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