Why Is the Concept of Base Rate Important in Decisions

question 54

Multiple Choice

Why is the concept of base rate important in decisions that involve the representativeness heuristic?

• A) People usually don't pay enough attention to base rate when making these decisions.
• B) People are so aware of information about base rate that they typically make accurate decisions.
• C) People rarely make the small-sample fallacy when making these decisions.
• D) When people have a background in statistics, they are much more likely to make correct decisions on tasks involving the representativeness heuristic.

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