To estimate how likely it is that something belongs to a given class or category,people use _____________,and to estimate how likely it is that some event will occur people use ____________________.

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The representativeness heuristic is used to judge the likelihood of something belonging to a category based on how similar it is to a typical case. The availability heuristic is used to estimate the likelihood of an event based on how easily examples come to mind.

To Estimate How Likely It Is That Something Belongs to a Given