With respect to the "Linda" problem in the textbook, people judge that it is more likely that Linda is a bank teller and active in the feminist movement because they _____ and misuse the _____.

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Participants in the "Linda" problem fallacy committed the conjunction fallacy by judging that it is more likely for Linda to be both a bank teller and a feminist rather than just a bank teller. This violates the conjunction rule of probability. Additionally, participants also misused the representativeness heuristic by assuming that Linda fits the typical stereotype of a feminist bank teller, leading them to choose the less probable option.

With Respect to the "Linda" Problem in the Textbook, People