Sheila is introverted and prefers to stay home with a good book rather than go to a festive party. Assume that secretaries are 10 times more numerous than librarians
What would an individual whose decision making is guided by the representativeness heuristic conclude about Sheila?
a) She is a librarian.
b) She is a secretary.
c) She is not likely to be a secretary or librarian.
d) She is equally likely to be a secretary or librarian.
A
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a. mixed dementia c. suspended dream state b. cortical suppression d. persistent vegetative state
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a. stability versus instability b. internal versus external c. well-defined versus ill-defined d. global versus specific
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