Estimates of the Probability That an Event Will Happen Based

question 115

Multiple Choice

Estimates of the probability that an event will happen based on the ease with which one can recall previous instances of this event reflect the

• A) base-rate fallacy.
• B) fundamental attribution error.
• C) two-step attribution process.
• D) availability heuristic.

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Definitions:

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