The Availability Heuristic Implies That People Will Tend To

question 59

Multiple Choice

The availability heuristic implies that people will tend to:

• A)overestimate the frequency of events that are difficult to recall
• B)make accurate estimates when events are easier to recall
• C)underestimate the frequency of events that are easy to recall
• D)overestimate the frequency of events that are easy to recall

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