According to the Availability Heuristic, the Tendency to Judge the Probability

question 221

Multiple Choice

According to the availability heuristic, the tendency to judge the probability of an event depends on:

• A) the burden of doubt people feel about their abilities to determine probability from available information.
• B) whether or not the event is more available mentally than other types of events.
• C) statistical consideration of the frequency with which the event occurs in everyday life.
• D) the need to be right, which makes it hard to listen to the available information with an open mind.

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Definitions:

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