You know there are only two librarians who live in your town of 10,000 people. However, when you meet a quiet young woman who likes to read, you decide she is probably a librarian. In your thinking you are relying on

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The decision to assume the young woman is a librarian based solely on her enjoyment of reading is an example of the representativeness heuristic, which involves making judgments based on how closely something matches our prototype or stereotype of a particular category. While algorithms involve a set of defined steps or rules to solve a problem, the Stroop effect refers to the interference of conflicting information in the brain, and a cognitive map is a mental representation of one's environment. None of these concepts apply to the scenario presented.

You Know There Are Only Two Librarians Who Live in Your