The representativeness heuristic leads people to make judgments about events according to
A)their recent experiences with such events.
B)the population of events that they appear to represent.
C)how easy it is to find relevant events.
D)how well those events are presented in memory.

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The representativeness heuristic leads people to make judgments based on how well the event matches a prototype or stereotype, or how much the event resembles the population or category it is part of. It is not based on recent experiences, ease of finding relevant events or how well the events are presented in memory.

The Representativeness Heuristic Leads People to Make Judgments About Events