Since They Began Watching the News Nightly on Television,a Couple

question 102

Multiple Choice

Since they began watching the news nightly on television,a couple has developed a fear of flying.They are convinced that many more people die in plane crashes than in automobile accidents.Which cognitive strategy is at the root of this false belief?

• A)the representativeness heuristic.
• B)an anchoring bias.
• C)the availability heuristic.
• D)functional fixedness.

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