Jane just conducted the performance appraisals of five of her employees. Her appraisal was heavily influenced by the performance of the individuals during the last month. Jane's bias is an example of
A)representative heuristic.
B)escalation of commitment.
C)optimal decision making.
D)availability heuristic.

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Jane's bias is an example of the availability heuristic, which occurs when people make judgments about the probability of events based on how easy it is to think of examples. In this case, Jane's appraisal was influenced by the most recent performances of her employees because those instances were more readily available in her memory.

Jane Just Conducted the Performance Appraisals of Five of Her