On the first day of class,we see a middle-aged man at the front of the room,talking to a younger man.If we assume the older man is the professor and the younger man is the student,we are relying on what heuristic?

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The heuristic of representativeness involves making judgments based on the degree to which an individual or situation matches a prototype of that category. In this case, we are assuming the older man is the professor and the younger man is the student based on their perceived similarity to the prototype of a professor and student, respectively.

On the First Day of Class,we See a Middle-Aged Man