An example of the application of the __________ is a team leader who selects a new member not because of any special qualities of the person but only because the individual comes from a department known to have produced high performers in the past.
A) productiveness heuristic
B) accessibility heuristic
C) anchoring and adjustment heuristic
D) representativeness heuristic
E) suitability heuristic

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This scenario exemplifies the representativeness heuristic, where the team leader is making a judgment based on the similarity of the individual to other successful cases (high performers from a particular department), rather than on objective evidence about the individual's own qualities.

An Example of the Application of the __________ Is a Team