Steve is trying to determine whether it will rain this Saturday.He quickly remembers that it has rained the past three Saturdays.If he uses this information to make his decision,he will be using
A) framing.
B) insight.
C) the representativeness heuristic.
D) the availability heuristic.

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Steve is using the availability heuristic, which is a mental shortcut where people rely on immediate examples that come to mind when making a decision, rather than considering all possible alternatives. In this case, Steve is relying on the easily accessible information of the past three Saturdays to make his decision about rain on the upcoming Saturday.

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