After Watching a News Report of a Plane Crash, People

question 37

Multiple Choice

After watching a news report of a plane crash, people are more likely to overestimate the frequency of plane crashes in general. This error in judgment is due to:

• A) the representative heuristic
• B) the availability heuristic
• C) the false consensus effect
• D) confirmation bias

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