Simon is meek, tidy, quiet, and overly concerned with order and detail. When given the choice of guessing if Simon works at the library or at the hospital, most people guess the library, even though the hospital employs more people. The guess that Simon works at the library is due to:

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The guess that Simon works at the library is based on the representative heuristic, which is a cognitive shortcut where people make decisions based on how closely something matches their stereotypes or prototypes of a particular category. In this case, Simon's personality traits match the stereotype of a librarian more than a hospital employee. The other options are not applicable in this scenario.

Simon Is Meek, Tidy, Quiet, and Overly Concerned with Order