Ignoring the Base Rate

question 634

Multiple Choice

Ignoring the base rate

• A) involves paying careful attention to the underlying probability of an event occurring.
• B) encourages a person to be mentally flexible in making decisions.
• C) is similar to thinking that you or a situation is an exception to the rule.
• D) consists of using inductive thinking rather than deductive thinking.

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