One Reason That We Are Susceptible to the Representativeness Heuristic

question 25

Multiple Choice

One reason that we are susceptible to the representativeness heuristic is that we

• A) mistake confidence for certainty.
• B) are fooled by information that comes to our mind most easily.
• C) fail to consider how probable an outcome is within the general population.
• D) overestimate our cognitive economy.

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