When one uses the representativeness heuristic, one is:
A)assuming that something is typical of its class.
B)overcoming functional fixedness.
C)making probability estimates based on the ease with which things come to mind.
D)reducing the distance between a problem's current state and its goal state.

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The representativeness heuristic involves making judgments or assumptions about the probability of an event or object belonging to a certain category based on how similar it is to a typical example of that category.

When One Uses the Representativeness Heuristic, One Is