Steve was trying to determine the likelihood that it would rain on Saturday.He was thinking of the fact that it had rained the past three Saturdays in a row.If he uses these memories in making his judgment,he will be using the _____ heuristic.
A) mental set
B) memory
C) strategic
D) availability

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The availability heuristic involves estimating the likelihood of an event based on how easily examples of that event come to mind. In this case, Steve is using his memories of the past three Saturdays to estimate the likelihood of rain on the upcoming Saturday, which is an example of the availability heuristic.

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