Which cognitive bias best describes our tendency to judge people based on first impressions?
A)confirmation bias
B)the representativeness heuristic
C)the availability heuristic
D)the means-end heuristic
E)divergent thinking

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The representativeness heuristic is a cognitive bias where people judge the probability or frequency of a hypothesis by considering how much the hypothesis resembles available data, which often leads to reliance on first impressions.

Which Cognitive Bias Best Describes Our Tendency to Judge People