For each question, indicate which heuristic it describes:
-John is over seven feet tall.When asked whether John is a professional basketball player or a software programmer,many people predict the former,even though there are many more software programmers,even very tall ones,than professional basketball players.
A)The representativeness heuristic.
B)The availability heuristic.
C)The confirmation heuristic.
D)The affect heuristic.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The representativeness heuristic is being used because people are making a decision based on how well John fits their stereotype of a professional basketball player (i.e. tall and athletic) rather than considering the statistics of how many basketball players versus software programmers there are.

For Each Question, Indicate Which Heuristic It Describes