Gabrielle is blonde, extremely attractive, and lives in an expensive condo.If we judge the probability of Gabrielle's being a model quite high because she resembles our stereotype of a model, we are using
A) the representative heuristic.
B) the availability heuristic.
C) framing.
D) the law of small numbers.

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The representative heuristic is the tendency to make judgments based on how well something matches our prototype or stereotype of a particular category. In this case, the stereotype of a model includes being blonde and extremely attractive, so Gabrielle's resemblance to that stereotype leads us to judge the probability of her being a model as high. The availability heuristic is the tendency to rely on easily accessible or memorable information, which is not applicable in this scenario. Framing is the way in which a question, problem, or decision is presented, which is also not relevant here. The law of small numbers is the assumption that small samples will be representative of the larger population, which is not applicable in this situation either.

Gabrielle Is Blonde, Extremely Attractive, and Lives in an Expensive