Which of the Following Is an Example of the Availability

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of the availability heuristic?

• A)Thinking that you won't get lung cancer if you smoke because you know many smokers and none of them have lung cancer.
• B)Deciding not to buy a certain brand of computer because you know one person who had a bad experience with that brand.
• C)Believing that homicides occur more frequently than deaths due to diabetes because homicides get more attention by the media when they occur.
• D)All of the above are examples of the availability heuristic.

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution Error

The habit of focusing too much on someone's personal attributes and overlooking the circumstances when assessing their behavior.

Cognitive Dissonance

The psychological dissonance faced when someone maintains a variety of opposing beliefs, ideas, or values simultaneously.

Foot-In-The-Door Phenomenon

A psychological tactic involving getting a person to agree to a large request by first setting them up to agree to a modest request.

Attitude

An inclination of the mind depicted by appraising a given entity with a level of approval or disapproval.