Paul overestimates the proportion of family chores for which he takes sole responsibility because it's easier for him to recall what he has done than to recall what other family members have done. This best illustrates the impact of:

a. overconfidence.
b. functional fixedness.
c. the representativeness heuristic.
d. confirmation bias.
e. the availability heuristic.

Ans: e. the availability heuristic.

Psychology

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