You can't think of a single instance when Cathy helped you out,and so you decide that Cathy must be an ungenerous person.What are you using to make this judgment

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The individual is using the availability heuristic, which is the tendency to make judgments based on information that is easily available in one's memory or environment. The individual cannot recall any instances of Cathy helping them out, so they assume that Cathy must be an ungenerous person. However, this judgment may not necessarily be accurate as the individual's memory may be biased or limited.

You Can't Think of a Single Instance When Cathy Helped