When asked to think about the movie he saw last night, Mel reports that he remembers the car chases because he liked those the most, yet he has forgotten about the poor dialogue and plot. For Mel, the car chases represent a(n):
A. availability heuristic
B. algorithm
C. representative prototype
D. analogy
Answer: A
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