Most people assume there are more words in the English language that begin with the letter k than have the letter k in the third position. This may be because it is easier to think of words that begin with k and thus may be an example of
A)the availability heuristic.
B)the representativeness heuristic.
C)functional fixedness.
D)mental set.
E)confirmation bias.

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The availability heuristic is a mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision. In this case, because it's easier for people to think of words that begin with "k" than to think of words with "k" in the third position, they might incorrectly assume there are more of the former, demonstrating the availability heuristic.

Most People Assume There Are More Words in the English