People overestimate the frequency of words beginning with the letter L,as compared to words that have L as the third letter,because of the heuristic of ______.
A)availability
B)representativeness
C)anchor and adjust
D)hindsight

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This is due to the availability heuristic, where people judge the frequency or probability of events based on how easily examples come to mind. Words beginning with "L" are easier to recall than words with "L" as the third letter, leading to an overestimation of their frequency.

People Overestimate the Frequency of Words Beginning with the Letter