Frank mistakenly believes that there are more words that begin with the letter "k" than there are with the letter "k" in the third position due to __________________.
A) the representativeness heuristic
B) the availability heuristic
C) anchoring effect
D) confirmation bias

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Frank's mistaken belief is likely due to the availability heuristic, which is the tendency to overestimate the likelihood of events based on how easily they come to mind. In this case, Frank may have more recent and salient examples of words that begin with "k" rather than words with "k" in the third position, leading him to believe that there are more words that begin with "k".

Frank Mistakenly Believes That There Are More Words That Begin