Patrick is at Murphy's Pub when he sees a short man wearing a green suit, top hat, and buckled shoes. Also, the man is carrying a pot of shiny gold. Based on what Patrick knows about leprechauns and how they act, he assumes this fellow must be a leprechaun, too. Patrick has used a(n) ____ heuristic to make his inference.?
a. ?schematic
b. ?anchoring
c. ?availability
d. ?representativeness
ANSWER:
d
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