Mistakenly concluding that the forgetful acts of an elderly person must be indicative of Alzheimer's disease best illustrates the impact of:

a. functional fixedness.
b. belief perseverance.
c. confirmation bias.
d. the representativeness heuristic.
e. framing.

Ans: d. the representativeness heuristic.

Psychology

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What will be an ideal response?

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