Suppose that you hear about a friend who graduated from college in dramatic arts. Suppose that you also judge her to be more likely to be both selling insurance and active in community theater than she is to be only selling insurance. You have:
a) fallen victim to the anchoring and adjustment heuristic.
b) fallen prey to a conjunction fallacy.
c) ignored regression to the mean.
d) committed a belief bias error.
Answer: b
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