You've just met Johanna, and find that she is outgoing, funny, and great at telling stories and jokes. If you were relying on th
e representativeness heuristic to guess what Johanna does for a living, you would be more likely to guess that she is a ________ because you are ________.
Answer: a stand-up comedian; ignoring information about base rates
Explanation: A stand-up comedian is a funny and humorous individual who entertains his audience by cracking jokes and making them laugh by comedy performed on stage.
I am guessing she is a stand up comedian because I am ignoring information about base rates. A stand up comedian will earn differently than a keynote speaker. Although a stand up comedian and a keynote speaker will both have the same characteristics.
Impersonality and personal difference is a characteristic of bureaucracy where an individual is hired on the ability to deliver and not solely on their personal traits or attributes.
Evolutionary psychologists have suggested that men are more likely than women to prefer mates with a fertile-looking appearance and less likely than women to prefer mates with wealth and social status.
