According to the ________, if Carla has many of the characteristics of a stereotypical basketball player (for example, she is tall), then people will be more likely to assume she plays basketball.
A)adaptive rationality standard
B)representative heuristic
C)availability heuristic
D)Weber-Fechner law

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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 ________, If Carla Has Many of the Characteristics