A cognitive bias resulting from the tendency to generalize inappropriately from a small sample or from a single vivid event or episode is known as:
A)recency effect
B)escalating commitment
C)representative bias
D)systematic errors
E)prior hypothesis bias

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Representative bias refers to the tendency to generalize based on a single vivid event or a small sample, rather than using broader and more representative information. The other options, such as recency effect, escalating commitment, systematic errors, and prior hypothesis bias, are all different types of cognitive biases, but they do not specifically relate to the tendency to generalize inappropriately from a small sample or from a single vivid event or episode.

A Cognitive Bias Resulting from the Tendency to Generalize Inappropriately