Suppose that you are trying to decide whether to take a course from Professor Jones or Professor Smith. Your friends have made many positive comments about both professors
You decide to take a course with Professor Jones, because today you heard more praise about Professor Jones. You are using
a. the availability heuristic.
b. the anchoring and adjustment heuristic.
c. the representativeness heuristic.
d. the recognition heuristic.
Ans: a
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