Most People,when Asked,guess That More People Die from Grisly Accidents

question 34

Multiple Choice

Most people,when asked,guess that more people die from grisly accidents than from strokes.This is probably due to the greater number of accidental deaths reported in the media,and thus,due to

• A) the availability heuristic.
• B) the base rate fallacy.
• C) upward counterfactual thinking.
• D) the representativeness heuristic.
• E) downward counterfactual thinking.

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