Elisa is entering survey data from adult males in a research study.One respondent has listed his height as 6 feet 5 inches,but the occupation is hard to decipher.Elisa thinks it might be basketball player or bank president.She decides to enter basketball player as the occupation,because he is so tall.What did Elisa do in this case

A) demonstrated the conjunction fallacy in making her decision
B) demonstrated overextension in making her decision
C) probably relied on the representativeness heuristic to make her decision
D) probably relied on the availability heuristic to make her decision

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Jaidyn & Charli · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Elisa likely relied on the representativeness heuristic in making her decision, as she chose an occupation that seemed to fit with the characteristics of the respondent (tall stature) rather than considering other possibilities. The conjunction fallacy and overextension do not apply in this scenario, and the availability heuristic (which involves making judgments based on the ease with which examples come to mind) may not be relevant since Elisa did not mention considering other examples or information.

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