When Larina Started College,she Was Certain That She Would Never

question 121

Multiple Choice

When Larina started college,she was certain that she would never smoke marijuana.By the end of her freshman year,however,Larina had used the drug on three different occasions.Larina's experience best illustrates

• A) the availability heuristic.
• B) confirmation bias.
• C) overconfidence.
• D) the framing effect.

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Definitions:

Event B

An occurrence or outcome within a statistical experiment to which a probability can be assigned.

Mutually Exclusive

A characteristic of events that cannot occur at the same time, indicating a clear separation or distinction between them.

Collectively Exhaustive

A property of a set of events that ensures all possible outcomes are covered, leaving no possibility out.

Probability

A numerical measure of the likelihood of a specific event occurring, ranging from 0 to 1.