Because she believes that boys are naughtier than girls,Mrs.Zumpano,a second-grade teacher,watches boys more closely than she watches girls for any signs of misbehavior.Mrs.Zumpano's surveillance strategy best illustrates

A) the availability heuristic.
B) confirmation bias.
C) the representativeness heuristic.
D) belief perseverance.

Surveillance Strategy

A plan or approach designed to systematically monitor activities or behaviors, often for the purpose of gathering information, ensuring security, or enforcing policies.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut where the likelihood of something is judged based on how similar it is to a typical case.

Confirmation Bias

The propensity to seek out, interpret, prefer, and remember data in a manner that validates one's already established beliefs or theories.