Suppose that you meet someone who is smart, adventurous, and highly knowledgeable about rockets and outer space. Even though there are not many astronauts in the world, you might immediately assume that this person is an astronaut just because he or she fits your image of what an astronaut is like. That is, you might ____ and rely on the ____.
a. commit the base rate fallacy; representativeness heuristic
b. commit the conjunction fallacy; representativeness heuristic
c. engage in the confirmation bias; availability heuristic
d. engage in the false consensus effect; availability heuristic
Question 2
What do most high school and college students say about cheating?
a. Most say they think it is wrong, but over 75 admit to cheating themselves.
b. Most say they think it is wrong, and only 10 admit to cheating themselves.
c. Most say they think it okay in some situations, and over 75 admit to cheating themselves.
d. Most say they think it okay in some situations, but only 10 admit to cheating themselves.
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