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Because Ken is 6 6, people often mistakenly assume that he must be a member of his college’s basketball team. The mistaken judgement best illustrates the impact of:
Aconfirmation bias
Bthe belief perseverance phenomenon
Cthe representativeness heuristic
Dthe availability heuristic
Correct answer
C. the representativeness heuristic
Explanation
The correct answer is the representativeness heuristic.