Suppose you meet a woman who killed her stepdaughter,and then later when you meet another woman who is having trouble with her stepdaughter,you are most likely to think that this woman too will kill her stepdaughter.You come to this conclusion as a result of:
A)functional fixedness.
B)the representativeness heuristic.
C)the availability heuristiC.
D)confirmation bias.

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This is an example of the representativeness heuristic, where we make a judgement based on how well the new situation matches our prototype or stereotype of a particular group or individual. In this case, the prototype or stereotype is that stepmothers are more likely to harm their stepdaughters, which influences our judgement about the likelihood of the second woman also being a potential killer.

Suppose You Meet a Woman Who Killed Her Stepdaughter,and Then