The ____ heuristic says that we have a tendency to assume that an object or event belongs in a particular category based on how similar it is to the typical prototype of that category.
A) algorithm
B) availability
C) exemplar
D) representative

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The representative heuristic says that we make judgments about an object based on how well it seems to represent or match typical exemplars, or prototypes, of the category to which it belongs.

The ____ Heuristic Says That We Have a Tendency to Assume