Public Fears of Gun Violence Tend to Increase Dramatically for a Brief

question 147

Multiple Choice

Public fears of gun violence tend to increase dramatically for a brief time after highly publicized mass shootings.This best illustrates the impact of

• A)confirmation bias.
• B)fixation.
• C)the availability heuristic.
• D)belief perseverance.

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