Emil's friend asks how well Emil gets along with his younger brother. Emil thinks about how irritating his younger brother was yesterday, and the big fight they had as a result, and tells his friend that he doesn't get along with his brother at all. In this instance, Emil's response is consistent with:

a. a framing effect
b. functional fixedness
c. the representativeness heuristic
d. the availability heuristic


D

Psychology

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