People Are Likely to Overestimate the Absolute Number of Minority

question 113

Multiple Choice

People are likely to overestimate the absolute number of minority individuals who are involved in criminal activity because the mass media typically overrepresents the number of minority individuals engaged in criminal behaviour.Which term best characterizes this phenomenon?

• A)anchoring bias.
• B)the availability heuristic.
• C)a frame.
• D)decision aversion.

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