Question

question 9 of 10
peter is waiting to meet his new doctor. a person comes into the waiting
room dressed in jeans and an informal shirt. there is another person who
comes in who has a lab coat on. the fact that peter assumes his doctor is
the one in the lab coat, even though he is wrong, is an example of the:

a. social cognition effect.

b. self-fulfilling prophecy.

c. representativeness heuristic.

d. fundamental attribution error.

Explanation:

The representativeness heuristic involves judging the likelihood of an event by how well it matches a prototype or stereotype. Peter assumes the person in a lab coat (matching the doctor stereotype) is his doctor, even if wrong, which fits this heuristic. Social cognition effect is broader, self - fulfilling prophecy involves actions confirming a belief, and fundamental attribution error focuses on over - emphasizing internal traits for others' behavior, none of which match as well as the representativeness heuristic here.

Answer:

C. representativeness heuristic.