A description of the nature of heuristics is LEAST likely to say that they

a. use informal rules of thumb.
b. provide shortcuts to solving problems.
c. reduce the complexity of making judgments.
d. eliminate the possibility of making errors.


Answer: d. eliminate the possibility of making errors.

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