When John Worries About Getting Bit by a Shark When

question 38

Multiple Choice

When John worries about getting bit by a shark when swimming at the beach, but doesn't worry about getting cancer from the cigarettes he smokes, he is:

• A) avoiding loss.
• B) exhibiting confirmation bias.
• C) exaggerating the improbable.
• D) exhibiting hindsight bias.

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