Which of the Following Causes More Deaths Per Year in the United

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following causes more deaths per year in the United States, suicide or homicide? Most people believe homicides cause more deaths, but in fact suicides lead to more deaths by a ratio of more than 2 to 1. If you got this wrong, you were a victim of

• A)satisficing.
• B)escalation of commitment.
• C)hasty generalization.
• D)the representativeness bias.
• E)the availability bias.

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