Our Use of the Availability Heuristic Highlights a Basic Principle

question 4

Multiple Choice

Our use of the availability heuristic highlights a basic principle of social thinking. This principle is:

• A) people are quick to deduce a particular instance from a general truth.
• B) people are remarkably quick to infer general truth from a vivid instance.
• C) people are slow to infer general truth from a vivid instance.
• D) people are very accurate to explain the vivid instances based on general truth.

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Definitions:

Annual Statement

A comprehensive report detailing a company's financial performance over the year, typically required by regulatory bodies.

Contaminants

Any substance or agent that makes something impure or harmful, often found in the environment, food, or water.

CERCLA

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; a federal law designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances.

Hazardous Waste

Waste material that can pose a threat to public health or the environment due to its toxic, corrosive, ignitable, or reactive properties.