Megha Cannot Sleep at Night Because She Is Terribly Worried

question 42

Multiple Choice

Megha cannot sleep at night because she is terribly worried about being robbed,even though robberies are extremely rare in her neighborhood.Which of the following is LEAST likely to be contributing to her fear?

• A)The "man who story" she heard about the friend of a friend getting robbed one night.
• B)The availability heuristic after hearing about a robbery on the news.
• C)Memory bias for emotional events.
• D)Underestimating sample size for the number of robbers in the world.

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