Zach's friend, Amanda, is completing a nursing internship at the local hospital. She's mentioned to him that 60 percent of the nurses there are men. Nonetheless, when Zach is hospitalized the following week, he very surprised when his nurse is a man. This best describes which heuristic?

A. Dialectical
B. Availability
C. Affective
D. Representativeness


Answer: D

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