Suppose that you see a male student on your campus who is wearing a suit and a tie. You conclude, "He must be a business major; he couldn't be a psychology major." However, your college has twice as many psychology majors as business majors
Your decision is apparently guided by
a. confirmation bias.
b. the representativeness heuristic.
c. my-side bias.
d. the anchoring and adjustment heuristic.
Ans: b
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