When Most People Draw a Map of the Coastline of the United

question 26

Multiple Choice

When most people draw a map of the coastline of the United States, they show Miami about due south of Boston, when Miami is actually fairly far to the west. This error is an example of

• A) the 90° heuristic.
• B) the alignment heuristic.
• C) the rotation heuristic.
• D) the symmetry heuristic.

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