Samantha's belief that Gabe, who is muscular and wearing gym shorts, is a member of the football team is an example of
A) the availability heuristic.
B) confirmation bias.
C) the representativeness heuristic.
D) hindsight bias.

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Samantha is using the representativeness heuristic by assuming that someone with the physical characteristics of being muscular and wearing gym shorts is likely to be a football player. The availability heuristic refers to our tendency to overestimate the likelihood of events that come to mind easily, confirmation bias involves seeking out information that confirms our existing beliefs, and hindsight bias refers to mistakenly thinking that we would have predicted an event that has already occurred.

Samantha's Belief That Gabe, Who Is Muscular and Wearing Gym