According to the Availability Heuristic, We Often Base Our Probability

question 488

Multiple Choice

According to the availability heuristic, we often base our probability decisions on

• A)how well something fits a prototype
• B)our tendency to want to prove rather than disprove hypotheses
• C)our tendency to continue using old solutions to problems even though other solutions are more efficient
• D)how easy it is for us to call something up from memory

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