Carol is asked to rate her husband in terms of how helpful he is with the household chores.Because she cannot think of a single instance of such behaviour,she gives him a very low rating.What is Carol relying on to make her judgment?

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Carol is relying on the availability heuristic, which refers to the tendency for people to base judgments on the ease with which examples come to mind. In this case, she cannot think of any instances where her husband has been helpful with household chores, so she assumes that he is generally unhelpful.

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