Alonzo hears a description of a person who sounds very much like a librarian to him. Even if Alonzo knows that the person comes from a part of the state where there are very few (perhaps only one) libraries, he is still as likely to believe that the person is a librarian as he would be if that person came from a different part of the state. This is an example of _____.

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This is an example of the representativeness heuristic, which is a cognitive bias that occurs when people make assumptions based on how closely an object or situation resembles a prototype (in this case, a librarian). Alonzo's belief is not influenced by the availability of libraries in the area, but rather on his mental representation of what a librarian is like.

Alonzo Hears a Description of a Person Who Sounds Very