According to Tversky (1981), the alignment heuristic refers to
a. an error made when using mental maps such that a single latitude is used as a reference point for two different geographical locations.
b. underestimating the distance between two geographical locations due to ignoring longitudinal reference points.
c. visualizing the shapes of geographical locations as more vertical than they are in reality.
d. overestimating the distance between two geographical locations due to ignoring longitudinal reference points.
Ans: a
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