Which of the following is an example of people's reliance on the representativeness heuristics to make decisions or judgements?
A)people report that they did more than 50% of the work in domestic situations
B)people tend top overestimate car accidents
C)people are more likely to attribute a case of heartburn to spicy food than bland food
D)people tend to underestimate death from diabetes

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The representativeness heuristic is a mental shortcut that involves making a probability judgement by comparing an object or event to a prototype of the object or event. In choice C, attributing heartburn to spicy food rather than bland food is an example of this heuristic because spicy food is more representative or prototypical of causing heartburn than bland food, even if statistically, other factors could be equally or more responsible.

Which of the Following Is an Example of People's Reliance