You read a description about a woman named Tyra,who happens to be extremely beautiful and almost 6-feet tall.When asked to predict whether Tyra is a model or a science teacher,if you think of your prototype of what a model is like and what a science teacher is like,you are more likely to say that Tyra is a model.Your reasoning in this case may be faulty due to

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The reasoning in this case is based on the representativeness heuristic, which involves making judgments based on how well an individual matches a prototype or stereotypical image of a particular category or group. In this case, the prototype of a model is typically tall and beautiful, while a science teacher is not necessarily so. This leads to the faulty prediction that Tyra is more likely to be a model than a science teacher.

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