You walk into a classroom.You notice two people standing by the lectern at the front of the classroom: a middle-aged man and a young woman.You assume that the man is an instructor and the woman is a student because most of your professors are old.This is an example of the:

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This is an example of the representativeness heuristic because the assumption is based on the similarity of the individuals to the prototypical image of an instructor and a student. The assumption is made without considering other relevant information, such as their actual roles or qualifications.

You Walk into a Classroom