While in the big box store, you approach a man in a blue vest for help. It turns out that the man is a customer and not an employee. This error was made because of what type of mental shortcut?
A. representativeness heuristic
B. anchoring and adjustment heuristic
C. algorithm
D. confirmation bias
Answer: A
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