What Cognitive Tendency Is Described by the Representativeness Heuristic

question 146

Multiple Choice

What cognitive tendency is described by the representativeness heuristic

• A) ignoring common stereotypes when estimating probabilities 
• B) estimating the probability of an event based on how similar it is to the typical prototype of that event 
• C) ignoring subjective probabilities when making decisions 
• D) estimating the probability of an event by judging the ease with which relevant instances come to mind

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