The last time he ate bacon for breakfast Bobby became ill and was sick for three days with the flu. As a result, Bobby no longer eats bacon. He likely used __________ in making his decision.
A) the additive strategy
B) the representativeness heuristic
C) the availability heuristic
D) elimination by aspects

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Bobby likely used the availability heuristic, as his recent experience of getting sick after eating bacon was readily available in his memory and may have influenced his decision to avoid bacon in the future. The representativeness heuristic and additive strategy may not be applicable in this situation, and there is no evidence that Bobby used the elimination by aspects strategy.

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