The representativeness heuristic refers to our tendency to:
Correct answer: D. judge the likelihood of category membership by how closely an object or event resembles a particular prototype
- A. underestimate the accuracy of our beliefs and judgments
- B. judge the likelihood of an event in terms of how readily instances of its occurrence are remembered
- C. cling to our initial conceptions, even though they have been discredited
- D. judge the likelihood of category membership by how closely an object or event resembles a particular prototype
Explanation
The representativeness heuristic estimates category membership by comparing an event or object with a mental prototype. Option b describes the availability heuristic, while option c describes belief perseverance.
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