John likes to read books and spends a great deal of time in the library. The tendency to conclude that John is more likely to be a university professor than a mechanic is an example of using the _____________ heuristic.

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The representativeness heuristic involves making judgments about the likelihood of an event based on how well it matches a typical example or prototype. In this case, the prototype of a university professor is more closely associated with spending time in a library and reading books than a mechanic.

John Likes to Read Books and Spends a Great Deal