When a friend asks you to recommend a restaurant, you send her to the place where you ate last Saturday because it comes most quickly to mind.This way of thinking is an example of
A)confirmation bias.
B)the framing effect.
C)insight.
D)the availability heuristic.

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This way of thinking is an example of the availability heuristic, which is a mental shortcut where we make decisions based on the information that comes most easily to mind. In this case, the restaurant you ate at last Saturday is the most available information, so you recommend it to your friend without considering other options.

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