A Single,memorable Case of Welfare Fraud Can Have a Greater

question 60

Multiple Choice

A single,memorable case of welfare fraud can have a greater impact on people's estimates of welfare abuse than do statistics showing that this case is actually the exception to the rule. This illustrates that judgments are influenced by the

• A)confirmation bias.
• B)representativeness heuristic.
• C)belief perseverance phenomenon.
• D)availability heuristic.

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Definitions:

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