Suppose you are shown a description of a woman that is similar to your
stereotype of a romance novelist.
You are asked whether it is more likely that the woman
in question is a department store employee or a department store employee who is also a
romance novelist. If you conclude that she is more likely a department store employee
who is also a romance novelist, then you have
(a) judged by the availability heuristic
(b) violated a fundamental rule of probability theory; the category
"department store employee" includes "department store employees who
are also romance novelists"
(c) not paid sufficient attention to the base rates
(d) none of the above
B
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