One reason that we are susceptible to the representativeness heuristic is that we
A)mistake confidence for certainty.
B)are fooled by information that comes to our mind most easily.
C)fail to consider how probable an outcome is within the general population.
D)overestimate our cognitive abilities and processes.

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The representativeness heuristic leads us to judge the probability of an event by how much it resembles what we consider to be a typical example, often ignoring the actual statistical probability of the event within the general population.

One Reason That We Are Susceptible to the Representativeness Heuristic