When One Uses the Representativeness Heuristic, One Is

question 102

Multiple Choice

When one uses the representativeness heuristic, one is:

• A)assuming that something is typical of its class.
• B)overcoming functional fixedness.
• C)making probability estimates based on the ease with which things come to mind.
• D)reducing the distance between a problem's current state and its goal state.

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