The _____ is the tendency to select wrong answers because they seem to match pre-existing mental categories.
A)representativeness heuristic
B)base rate
C)framing heuristic
D)relational heuristic

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The representativeness heuristic is the tendency to judge the likelihood of an event based on how well it matches our expectations or prototypes. This can lead to selecting wrong answers because they seem to match pre-existing mental categories or prototypes. The other options (base rate, framing heuristic, relational heuristic) do not directly describe this tendency.

The _____ Is the Tendency to Select Wrong Answers Because