Shaniqua works at an assisted living facility. Many of the residents she cares for each day have dementia. Shaniqua believes it is very likely she'll develop dementia when she's old. This best illustrates which of the following?

A. An algorithm
B. The representativeness heuristic
C. The availability heuristic
D. The affective heuristic


Answer: C

Psychology

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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