For Each Question, Indicate Which Heuristic It Describes

question 4

Multiple Choice

For each question, indicate which heuristic it describes:
-John is over seven feet tall.When asked whether John is a professional basketball player or a software programmer,many people predict the former,even though there are many more software programmers,even very tall ones,than professional basketball players.

• A)The representativeness heuristic.
• B)The availability heuristic.
• C)The confirmation heuristic.
• D)The affect heuristic.

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