Barbara Wanted to Know Whether Americans Bought More American-Made Cars

Multiple Choice

Barbara wanted to know whether Americans bought more American-made cars or more foreign-made cars. She arrived at a conclusion based on the cars her American friends drove. In this scenario, Barbara used _____ to come to a conclusion. 

A) the anchoring heuristic  
B) cognitive dissonance  
C) the availability heuristic  
D) functional fixedness