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Wally and Sharon are out on a date. When Sharon asks Wally where they should go for dinner, Wally says "My coworkers keep telling me about that new Japanese place downtown, so it must be a great place to eat." Wally's response illustrates the use of a(n)

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availability heuristic

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Availability heuristic: In psychology, the term availability heuristic refers to the mental shortcut of an individual on which a person relies on while evaluating a particular concept, decision, method, or topic. With the help of availability heuristics, a person can come to a conclusion related to a specific case or instance that comes to his or her mind.

In the question above, Wally's response illustrates the use of an availability heuristics.

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