According to the representative heuristic, people will tend to think that Karen is a vegetarian if:
A)they themselves are vegetarians.
B)if the fraction of vegetarians in the population is increasing.
C)they have just read a book about vegetarians.
D)Karen has many of the characteristics of a stereotypical vegetarian.

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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 Will Tend to Think