up:: [[Heuristics]] Tags:: #🌿 # Representativeness heuristic People assume that "like goes with like." This is exemplified in the representative heuristic which describes the shortcut of judging the probability of something by its similarity to a category rather than it's actual probability. For example, saying someone who likes books, wears glasses, and is quiet must be a librarian because Librarians typically have those features even though a librarian is a very unlikely job and they are more likely a banker. Effects caused by representative heuristic: - [[Conjunction fallacy]] - [[Fluent stimuli are judged as better and more true]] - [[Regression fallacy]] Related: ___ # Resources