Derrick purchased a new car,a Ford Mustang,less than a month ago.While sitting in traffic,Derrick says to his girlfriend,"Mustangs must be the best-selling car now.I can't remember seeing as many on the road as I have recently." Derrick's judgment is most likely biased by a(n)
A)representativeness heuristic.
B)availability heuristic.
C)illusory correlation.
D)permission schema.

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Derrick's judgment is most likely biased by the availability heuristic, which refers to our tendency to base judgments on the ease with which examples come to mind. In this case, Derrick's recent experience of seeing many Mustangs on the road is readily available in his memory, leading him to believe that Mustangs must be the best-selling car.

Derrick Purchased a New Car,a Ford Mustang,less Than a Month