Various Television Shows About Shark Attacks Makes It Easy to Imagine

question 67

Multiple Choice

Various television shows about shark attacks makes it easy to imagine that one could be attacked by a shark when visiting the beach.This assumption is based on what effect?

• A)Biased assimilation effect
• B)The availability heuristic
• C)The simulation heuristic
• D)The anchoring-and-adjustment heuristic
• E)The dilution effect

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