Dan Recently Watched a Television Programme About Rabies, and Those

Multiple Choice

Dan recently watched a television programme about rabies, and those animals that are typically carriers of the disease. Last night, when he stepped outside to call his cat, he saw a stray dog wandering across his yard. The animal acted strangely and came straight towards 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