Most People Assess the Risk of Elective Surgery (E

question 29

Multiple Choice

Most people assess the risk of elective surgery (e.g., a "nose job") as being safer than nonelective surgery. This example demonstrates which concept about how perceptions influence probabilities?

• A) bias toward control of events
• B) bias toward known events
• C) regression toward the mean
• D) base rate neglect

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