Wes, the store manager, recently had to fire Andrea, an employee who graduated from Southern College. He felt that Andrea was not well trained at her school. So, when Zeke, also a graduate from Southern College, applied for Andrea's old position, he did not want to consider hiring him, feeling Zeke also probably did not receive the proper training. Wes was affected by ________ bias.
A) blind
B) training
C) confirmation
D) representativeness
E) adjustment

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Representativeness bias is the tendency to generalize from a small sample or a single event. The bias here is that just because something happens once, that doesn't mean it is representative, or that it will happen again or will happen to you.

Wes, the Store Manager, Recently Had to Fire Andrea, an Employee