Fred Needs Major Heart Surgery,and He Has Consulted with Two

question 62

Multiple Choice

Fred needs major heart surgery,and he has consulted with two doctors about the operation.Dr.Marx tells Fred he has a 90 percent chance of surviving the surgery; Dr.Scalli tells Fred there is a 10 percent chance that he won't survive the surgery.What is most likely,based on Kahneman and Tversky's research

• A) Fred won't care who does the surgery because both doctors have presented the same information. 
• B) Fred will probably avoid deciding until it is too late. 
• C) Fred is most likely to let Dr. Scalli perform the operation. 
• D) Fred is most likely to let Dr. Marx perform the operation.

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