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Which of the Following Incorrectly Describes the Fate of the 11

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Which of the following incorrectly describes the fate of the 11 or 12 million Africans forcefully moved to the New World?


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Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a given person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Confirmation Bias

The propensity to find, interpret, choose, and recollect details in a way that corroborates the existing beliefs or hypotheses of a person.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it.

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate the likelihood of events based on their ability to recall examples more easily.

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