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You wrongly assume that because of Marcia's short hair, unshaved legs, and liberal views she is a political activist. Your (incorrect) assumption was based on the
 
  a. representativeness heuristic.
  b. availability heuristic.
  c. anchoring and adjustment heuristic.
  d. self-fulfilling prophecy.

Question 2

The ________ heuristic refers to the mental shortcut whereby people classify a person or thing based on how similar it appears to be to the typical case.
 
  a. base-rate
  b. availability
  c. anchoring and adjustment
  d. representativeness



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

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Answer: D





 

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