According to the Representative Heuristic, People Are More Likely to Believe

question 8

Multiple Choice

According to the representative heuristic, people are more likely to believe that something belongs to a given category if:

• A)people believe that they themselves are members of the category.
• B)people can recall other members of the category.
• C)it shares characteristics with the stereotypical members of that category.
• D)it is unlike the stereotypical members of that category.

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Definitions:

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