Harry Makes a Statement to a Group of Friends That

Multiple Choice

Harry makes a statement to a group of friends that, "people who drive red cars get more speeding tickets". The group agrees with the statement because a member of the group, "Jim", drives a red car and frequently gets speeding tickets. This is an example of making a decision based on

A) subgoal analysis
B) divergent thinking
C) an availability heuristic
D) convergent thinking
E) incubation