Suppose that most of your friends do not drink alcoholic beverages. Suppose further that

you are asked in a class to answer the following question: "What is the percentage of
people who drink alcoholic beverages?" You reply with a low percen

In this case you
have made an error based on your use of the __________ heuristic.
a. representativeness
b. availability
c. vividness
d. similarity
e. base-rate

b. availability

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