Donovan is a research scientist at a prestigious university. Due to the representativeness heuristic, people assume he wears glasses, is lanky and pale due to lack of exercise, and is socially awkward.

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Final Answer : True, Explanation :  The representativeness heuristic is a cognitive bias where people categorize someone based on how closely they match a stereotype or a prototypical image, in this case, the stereotype of a research scientist.

Donovan is a research scientist at a prestigious university. Due to the representativeness heuristic, people assume he wears glasses, is lanky and pale due to lack of exercise, and is socially awkward.

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