Jan is orderly, neat, quiet, and shy. She enjoys reading in her spare time and is an avid chess player. Given this description,
most people would think that she is a librarian rather than a real estate agent. This tendency to classify Jan as a librarian illustrates the influence of:
Heuristic approach of learning could be described as one where the individual learns a topic or a subject of study on his or her own, although the teacher/instructor would have laid the foundation for the learning. It's a learning process where the student figures out most of what's taught and how to solve problems on their own. The tendency to classify Jan as a Liberian would be described as the representativeness - heuristic, because of how she has self taught herself into being seen as a Liberian.
This is a saying that dates back to the 13 colonies, and them joining together to defeat Britain. It continues to be true today, with 50 states binded together with the federal government.
