What Is Said to Be the Number One Cause of Tire

question 58

Multiple Choice

What is said to be the number one cause of tire blow-outs?

• A) under-inflation
• B) over-inflation
• C) puncture by road debris
• D) overloading

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

The availability heuristic is a cognitive bias that relies on immediate examples that come to mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that people use to classify something as belonging to a certain category based on how similar it is to a typical case from that category.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

Cognitive Shortcuts

Mental strategies or heuristics that simplify decision making by reducing the amount of processing required to come to conclusions.