When Leilana told her new friend Saundra about her father,she described how he was always reading,loved Shakespeare,and often went to the symphony.Saundra was very surprised to learn that Leilana's father was a construction worker as she had assumed he must be a professor or some other professional.Which heuristic led Saundra to make this wrong assumption?
A) availability heuristic
B) representative heuristic
C) probability heuristic
D) bounded rationality heuristic

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Saundra made assumptions about Leilana's father based on the information presented, specifically his love of books and the symphony, which seemed to fit the stereotype of a professor or professional. This is an example of the representative heuristic, where people make judgments based on how closely something fits a prototype or stereotype.

When Leilana Told Her New Friend Saundra About Her Father,she