Fidan Wrecked His Dad's Car

Multiple Choice

Fidan wrecked his dad's car.When his dad got home from work, Fidan met him at the door with a cold beer and his favorite magazine.The smell from his dad's favorite meal was wafting through the house, and his dad's favorite CD was playing.Fidan is trying to use ________ to get his father to think of him as a good, responsible son before he tells him about the car.

A) representativeness heuristic
B) priming
C) controlled thinking
D) counterfactual thinking