According to the representative heuristic, people's belief about the likelihood that something belongs to a given category ________ the extent to which it shares characteristics with the stereotypical members of that category.
A)will only rarely be influenced by
B)is unaffected by
C)decreases with
D)increases with

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The representative heuristic is the rule of thumb according to which the likelihood of something belonging to a given category increases with the extent to which it shares characteristics with the stereotypical members of that category.

According to the Representative Heuristic, People's Belief About the Likelihood