Many People Drew Faulty Conclusions About the Relative Safety of Air

question 135

Multiple Choice

Many people drew faulty conclusions about the relative safety of air travel compared to automobile travel in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Such poor reasoning was the result of ________.

• A)thin slicing
• B)hindsight bias
• C)mental sets
• D)the availability heuristic

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