The representativeness heuristic assumes that which of these is true?
a. Something that resembles members of a category is also a member of the category.
b. The most expensive member of a category is probably the one of highest quality.
c. An unfamiliar item probably belongs to a common category, not a less common one.
d. If you can easily think of examples of an event, it must be a common event.
a
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a. the self-fulfilling prophecy b. aversive prejudice c. subtyping d. the outgroup homogeneity bias
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a. about 1% b. about 5% c. about 8% d. about 10%
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a. extramarital affairs of the husband b. the husband's physical, sexual, or verbal abuse; alcoholism; or mental illness c. in-law interference d. cruelty (either physical or mental) from their partner
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a. third c. fifth or sixth b. fourth d. seventh