According to the representativeness heuristic, which of the following are you most likely to think of as a librarian?

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The representativeness heuristic is the tendency to judge the likelihood of an event by how well it matches our expectations of that event. In this case, the stereotypical image of a librarian is an elderly woman who wears her hair in a bun, which matches option C. The other options do not match this stereotype as well and are therefore less likely to be thought of as a librarian.

According to the Representativeness Heuristic, Which of the Following Are