John Learns About Michelle, a Student at a State University

Multiple Choice

John learns about Michelle, a student at a state university in New York, who has blond hair, enjoys summer, and likes the beach. John assumes she is from California (given the stereotypes about women from California) despite the fact that over 85% of students at this state university are from New York. This is best explained by

A) divergent thinking.
B) algorithms.
C) knowledge of the base rate.
D) the representativeness bias.
E) convergent thinking.