A German sample was better at (correctly)identifying that San Diego was more populous than San Antonio than a U.S.sample.This result is best described as reflecting __________.
A)the chronic underfunding of the U.S.educational system
B)the recognition heuristic
C)the frequency heuristic
D)the simulation heuristic

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The recognition heuristic is the tendency to make judgments based on what we recognize, so the German sample may have been more familiar with San Diego than San Antonio and therefore more likely to correctly identify it as more populous.

A German Sample Was Better at (Correctly)identifying That San Diego