You always clam up when I ask you what's wrong," Iris tells her boyfriend. Iris is probably making this frequency judgment because she can remember a few times that her boyfriend wouldn't tell her what was bothering him. Iris is using the _______ heuristic.
A) representativeness
B) availability
C) frequency
D) confirmation

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Iris is using the availability heuristic because she is making a judgment based on the ease with which she can recall specific instances of her boyfriend not sharing his feelings.

You Always Clam Up When I Ask You What's Wrong