The Representativeness Heuristic: Judging by Appearances
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The Representativeness Heuristic: Judging by Appearances

Corrected by Emir Baycan · on When Notes Fly · 12 July 2026 · View published page ↗

The representativeness heuristic shows how relying on prototypes can lead to biased judgments.

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Kahneman later formalized this as "attribute substitution" in his 2003 paper in Psychological Review, co-authored with Shane Fre
+Kahneman later formalized this as "attribute substitution" in his 2002 book chapter in Heuristics and Biases, co-authored with S

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Verified live: source already corrected to the 2002 Heuristics and Biases book chapter in article content, matching the article's own reference list. FAQ JSON-LD checked; it references a separate, legitimate 1983 Psychological Review paper (the Linda Problem / conjunction fallacy, correctly cited and matching the bibliography), which is not the same fabrication and was left untouched.

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