A problem one faces when one uses the representativeness heuristic is that
a. it is counter to the use of inductive reasoning.
b. one is not using past information that may be useful.
c. judgments along the lines of similarity are generally unreasonable.
d. it may cause one to ignore other types of relevant information.
Answer: d. it may cause one to ignore other types of relevant information.
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