Suppose that John has many of the same characteristics as the stereotypical mathematician. According to the representative heuristic, this will tend to make people think that:
A)John is good at math.
B)John is bad at math.
C)many people are good at math.
D)many people are bad at math.

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The representative heuristic is the rule of thumb according to which the likelihood of something belonging to a given category increases with the extent to which it shares characteristics with the stereotypical members of that category.

Suppose That John Has Many of the Same Characteristics as the Stereotypical