John Learns About Michelle, a Student at a State University

question 179

Multiple Choice

John learns about Michelle, a student at a state university in NY, who has blond hair, enjoys the summer, and likes the beach. John assumes she is from California (given the stereotypes about women from California) despite the fact that over 85% of students at this state university are from NY. This is best explained by

• A) divergent thinking.
• B) algorithms.
• C) knowledge of the base rate.
• D) the representativeness bias.
• E) convergent thinking.

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