People are likely to be influenced by others because they rely on the heuristic: "If it's popular,it must be ________."

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The heuristic "If it's popular, it must be good" suggests that people often use the popularity of something as a shortcut to judge its quality, appropriateness, or general approval. This means all the options (effective choice, appropriate way to act, generally approved) are considered under this heuristic.

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