A German sample was better at (correctly) identifying that San Diego was more populous than San Antonio than a U.S. sample. This result is best described as reflecting __________
a. the chronic underfunding of the U.S. educational system
b. the recognition heuristic
c. the frequency heuristic
d. the simulation heuristic
Answer: b
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