Wally and Shamika Are Out on a Date

question 44

Multiple Choice

Wally and Shamika are out on a date. When Shamika asks where they should go for dinner, Wally says, "My coworkers keep telling me about that new Japanese place downtown, so it must be a great place to eat." Wally's response illustrates the use of a(n)

• A) availability heuristic.
• B) confirmation bias.
• C) conjunction rule.
• D) permission schema.

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