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Title: Which example best describes the representativeness heuristic?
Post by: Conceptual on Jan 12, 2017
Which example best describes the representativeness heuristic?
   a.   “To decide if someone is a lawyer, I compare that person’s characteristics to the characteristics of the typical lawyer.”
   b.   “To decide if someone is dishonest, I try to recall instances of that person’s dishonest behavior.”
   c.   “To decide if someone is an environmentalist, I consider the proportion of environmentalists in the population.”
   d.   “To decide if someone is conscientious, I consider how easy it is to imagine them acting in a non-conscientious manner.”


Title: Re: Which example best describes the representativeness heuristic?
Post by: sleeper on Jan 12, 2017
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