Last Week,Mike Heard About Five Separate Airplane Crashes on the News.Even

question 216

Multiple Choice

Last week,Mike heard about five separate airplane crashes on the news.Even though,overall,motorcycle accidents account for more accidents than plane crashes do,Mike decides to ride his motorcycle from Washington to Atlanta instead of flying.Which bias is reflected in Mike's decision?

• A) The availability heuristic
• B) The confirmation bias
• C) The syllogistic error
• D) The representativeness heuristic

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