Yves is called on in class to define the representativeness heuristic. He answers that “it is a rule of thumb in which stimuli similar to an exemplar are believed to be more likely than stimuli that are dissimilar.” Which part of his definition is incorrect?
a. ?a rule of thumb
b. ?similar to an exemplar
c. ?believed to be more likely
d. ?stimuli that are dissimilar
ANSWER:
b
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