Tonya is trying to decide which candidate to vote for in the upcoming election.The two candidates have similar positions,and Tonya is having a hard time choosing between them.She decides,therefore,simply to vote for the one who looks more like her idea of a "natural leader." It seems that Tonya is using ________ to make her decision.

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Tonya is substituting the more complex decision-making process of comparing candidate positions with a simpler heuristic of choosing the one who looks like a natural leader. This is an example of attribute substitution, where she is relying on an easily available attribute (appearance) to make a decision instead of using more relevant information.

Tonya Is Trying to Decide Which Candidate to Vote for in the Upcoming