Lora watches a certain news network that is well known for its harshly negative portrayals of the followers of a specific religion. When she visits a university campus and meets followers of that religion, she has an immediate, negative response. Lora's use of a(n) ____ is contributing to her prejudice.
A) representativeness heuristic
B) prototype
C) fuzzy construct
D) archetype

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Lora is using the representativeness heuristic to form her negative response towards followers of a specific religion. She is basing her judgments on the information presented by the news network and assuming all followers of that religion fit the negative portrayal.

Lora Watches a Certain News Network That Is Well Known