According to the representative heuristic, people are more likely to believe that something belongs to a given category if:
A)people believe that they themselves are members of the category.
B)people can recall other members of the category.
C)it shares characteristics with the stereotypical members of that category.
D)it is unlike the stereotypical members of that category.

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The representative heuristic is the rule of thumb according to which the likelihood of something belonging to a given category increases with the extent to which it shares characteristics with the stereotypical members of that category.

According to the Representative Heuristic, People Are More Likely to Believe