Jaycilyn thinks that she can get a three-bedroom apartment near campus for $250/month. Marty tells her that he saw one advertised for $600/month. Jaycilyn changes her original estimate, and now thinks that she can get an apartment for $300/month. Jaycilyn's revised estimate is affected by the ____ heuristic.?
a. ?algorithm
b. ?availability
c. ?anchoring
d. ?representativeness
ANSWER:
c
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