Dan Recently Watched a Television Program About Rabies, and Those

Multiple Choice

Dan recently watched a television program about rabies, and those animals that are typically vectors for the disease. Last night, when he stepped outside to call his cat, he saw a raccoon waddling across his yard. The animal acted strangely and came straight toward him. Dan immediately decided it must have rabies. He made his decision based on __________

A) exemplars.
B) an algorithm.
C) a representativeness heuristic.
D) an availability heuristic