When John Worries About Getting Bitten by a Shark When

question 12

Multiple Choice

When John worries about getting bitten by a shark when swimming at the beach, but doesn't worry about getting cancer from the cigarettes he smokes, he is:

• A) exaggerating the improbable.
• B) exhibiting confirmation bias.
• C) avoiding loss.
• D) exhibiting hindsight bias.

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Definitions:

Helping Others

Engaging in actions or behaviors that provide support, assistance, or benefit to someone other than oneself.

Altruistic Behavior

Altruistic Behavior is when individuals act to promote someone else's welfare, even at a cost or risk to themselves.

Personal Gain

The pursuit or achievement of individual benefits or advantages, often at the expense of others or the common good.

Deindividuation

A psychological state in which people lose their sense of individual identity and, as a result, feel less inhibited and more likely to behave in ways inconsistent with their normal values.