When People Are Asked Which Is More Common, Death by Homicide

question 149

Multiple Choice

When people are asked which is more common, death by homicide or death by stroke, they often choose homicide because they hear about more murders than they do about strokes. In this instance, people are led astray in their judgments by:

• A)the representativeness heuristic.
• B)the framing effect.
• C)a mental set.
• D)the availability heuristic.

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Definitions:

Health Insurance

A type of insurance coverage that pays for medical and surgical expenses incurred by the insured or reimburses the insured for expenses incurred from illness or injury.

Americans

Residents or citizens of the United States of America.

Elasticity Evidence

Data or information demonstrating the responsiveness of the quantity demanded or supplied of a good or service to changes in its price.