Which of the Following Is True About the Availability Bias

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about the availability bias?

• A) It occurs when individuals react to arbitrary or irrelevant numbers when setting financial or other numerical targets.
• B) It occurs when information that is readily available is incorrectly assessed to also be more likely.
• C) It occurs when good outcomes are attributed to personal characteristics, but undesirable outcomes are attributed to external circumstances.
• D) It occurs when mistakes seem obvious after they have already occurred.
• E) It occurs when individuals are more confident in their abilities to predict an event than logic suggests is actually possible.

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Definitions:

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