Seeing Multiple Stories About the Same Shark Attack Led People

question 74

Multiple Choice

Seeing multiple stories about the same shark attack led people to believe that shark attacks are common because the stories came easily to mind. This is an example of what concept

• A) anchoring and adjustment heuristic
• B) algorithm
• C) availability heuristic
• D) representativeness heuristic

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