Estimating the likelihood of events in terms of how well they seem to represent,or match,particular prototypes is referred to as
A) overconfidence.
B) the representativeness heuristic.
C) belief perseverance.
D) the availability heuristic.

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The representativeness heuristic is the tendency to judge the likelihood of an event based on how similar it is to the typical or representative example of that event. This can lead to errors in judgement, as people may overlook important statistical information in favor of relying on easily accessible prototypes or stereotypes. Options A, C, and D do not accurately describe this particular phenomenon.

Estimating the Likelihood of Events in Terms of How Well