Christopher is considering breaking up with his high-school sweetheart. He spends many hours weighing the benefits and drawbacks, he asks his friends for advice, and he thinks about it further before coming to his decision

In this case, Christopher is using

a. automatic thinking.
b. the representativeness heuristic.
c. controlled thinking.
d. self-fulfilling prophecies.

Answer: C

Psychology

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