Suppose you are telling your friend about a woman you just met

You tell your friend that this person seemed very compassionate and was interested in helping others; however, you couldn't recall whether she said she was a nurse or a businesswoman. On the basis of the ________ heuristic, your friend would probably think that she is a ________. a) availability; nurse
b) availability; businesswoman
c) representativeness; nurse
d) representativeness; businesswoman


c

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