Suppose that a friend is wondering what ever happened to a classmate named Bob who attended your high school and was on the wrestling team. You say that Bob is now a banker
Your friend says, "Well, Bob is likely to be a banker who is still interested in sports, rather than just a plain banker." Your friend has just demonstrated
a. the availability heuristic.
b. the conjunction fallacy.
c. an illusory correlation.
d. the confirmation bias.
Ans: b
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