Elisa Is Entering Survey Data from Adult Males in a Research

question 233

Multiple Choice

Elisa is entering survey data from adult males in a research study. One respondent has listed his height as 6 feet 5 inches, but the occupation is hard to decipher. Elisa thinks it might be basketball player or bank president. She decides to enter basketball player as the occupation. In this case, Elisa ​

• A)demonstrated the conjunction fallacy in making her decision.
• B)probably relied on the representativeness heuristic to make her decision.
• C)demonstrated overextension in making her decision.
• D)probably relied on the availability heuristic to make her decision.

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