Suppose that you are trying to decide whether to buy tomatoes or cucumbers in a grocery store. You think about the wide variety of recipes that use tomatoes, compared to only a few recipes that use cucumbers. You are using:.
a. the representativeness heuristic.
b. the anchoring-and-adjustment heuristic.
c. the availability heuristic.
d. the confirmation bias.

c) Availability heuristic.

Explanation:

Availability heuristic is defined as instant example or idea that occurs in mind relating with any particular situation or instance.This is used for analysis of situation, topic, method or judgement.

According to the question, availability heuristic is used for making decision whether to buy tomatoes or cumbers as per example of recipes .

Other options are incorrect because confirmation bias, representatives heuristics and anchor and adjustment heuristics not used for making decision between buying cucumber or tomatoes. Thus, the correct option is option(c).

explanation:

with the profits from the european sales, merchants purchased europe's manufactured  goods, including tools and weapons. then the merchants shipped those manufactured  goods, along with the  american  sugar and rum, to west africa where they were bartered for  slaves.

for many centuries there were important factors which the economies of the muslim empires developed increasingly. they applied economic procedures in production, investment, finance, taxation and property. they used to tax certain goods (for example: harvest), they charged interest on money lent, they signed contracts with merchants; they relied on a common currency, and they used checks as well as promissory notes. with the money collected by means of taxation, the government provided the needy with an income. in addition, trading networks covered huge distances, so far regions started to have contact and exchange goods. this trade network covered areas of asia, africa and europe.