Murders Represent Less Than _____ Percent of All Violent Crimes

question 21

Multiple Choice

Murders represent less than _____ percent of all violent crimes in the United States.

• A)10
• B)25
• C)35
• D)1

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Definitions:

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

Gambler's Fallacy

The erroneous belief that if a particular event occurs more frequently than normal during the past, it is less likely to happen in the future, or vice versa, in situations that are truly random.

Ignoring Base Rates

Ignoring base rates is a cognitive bias that involves disregarding or underestimating general information (base rates) in favor of specific individual information when making decisions or judgments.

Availability Bias

A cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory, often leading to skewed decision-making.