The folk remedy for a hangover of having a little "hair of the dog that bit you" is an example of the:
A) inappropriate use of the availability heuristic.
B) influence of framing on anchoring and adjustment.
C) inappropriate use of the representativeness heuristic.
D) operation of hindsight bias.

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This phrase suggests using the same substance that caused the problem (alcohol) as a remedy, which is an example of the representativeness heuristic. This heuristic involves making judgments based on how much one thing resembles another, in this case, using alcohol (the cause of the hangover) as a treatment because it is similar to the initial condition.

The Folk Remedy for a Hangover of Having a Little