Frank mistakenly believes that there are more words that begin with the letter "k" than there are with the letter "k" in the third position due to __________________.
A)the representativeness heuristic
B)the availability heuristic
C)a conjunction fallacy
D)confirmation bias

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This is an example of the availability heuristic - Frank is relying on the ease with which he can recall words that start with "k" (which may be more common in his experience) rather than considering the actual frequency of words that have "k" in the third position.

Frank Mistakenly Believes That There Are More Words That Begin