Donte Purchased a New Car, a Ford Mustang, Less Than

question 31

Multiple Choice

Donte purchased a new car, a Ford Mustang, less than a month ago. While sitting in traffic, Donte says to his girlfriend, "Mustangs must be the best-selling car now. I can't remember seeing as many on the road as I have recently." Donte's judgment is most likely biased by a(n)

• A) representativeness heuristic.
• B) availability heuristic.
• C) illusory correlation.
• D) permission schema.

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