Someone Who Overlooks Base-Rate Information Is Likely to Make Which

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Multiple Choice

Someone who overlooks base-rate information is likely to make which kind of error?

• A) accepting too large a risk of losing a large amount
• B) accepting the first hypothesis considered and rejecting all others
• C) being excessively cautious about making any decision at all
• D) identifying some common event as if it were some other, rare event

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