The representativeness heuristic can produce faulty estimates if:
A) we generalize our views to other, nonrepresentative heuristics.
B) the representativeness algorithm does not match the representativeness heuristic.
C) we take too much time considering all possible variations from the prototype.
D) we fail to consider the approximate number of prototypes that actually exist.

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The representativeness heuristic can lead to faulty estimates when we ignore the actual frequency or number of prototypes in the population, leading to base rate neglect.

The Representativeness Heuristic Can Produce Faulty Estimates If