Lisa is trying to drive from Los Angeles to Ottawa,but doesn't have a map.So she just drives on roads labelled "East" and "North" and hopes that she gets there.She is using a(n)____________ to try to find her way to Ottawa.

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Lisa is using a heuristic, which is a mental shortcut or rule of thumb to solve a problem, in this case finding her way to Ottawa. She is not following a systematic, step-by-step algorithm, and she also cannot logically deduce the route without a map. A bias is a tendency to think or act in a particular way, which is not relevant to this scenario. Therefore, the best choice is B.

Lisa Is Trying to Drive from Los Angeles to Ottawa,but