Tobi is terrified of spiders. Whenever she sees one, Tobi is 100 percent sure its venom is deadly. Tobi's judgments are most likely influenced by ______.

A. the affective heuristic
B. the representativeness heuristic
C. the availability heuristic
D. an algorithm


Answer: A

Psychology

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