Suppose you are shown a description of a woman that is similar to your stereotype
of a romance novelist. You are asked whether it is more likely that the woman in
question is a department store employee or a romance novelist.
If you conclude that she
is more likely a romance novelist, then you have
(a) judged by the availability heuristic
(b) violated a fundamental rule of probability theory; the category
"department store employee" includes "department store employees who
are also romance novelists"
(c) probably not paid sufficient attention to the base rates
(d) none of the above
C
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a) in the U.S. only. b) only among separate racial groups. c) in almost all societies and in nonindustrialized societies. d) when boys are assigned one type of chore, and girls are assigned another type of chore.