When People Are Asked Which Is More Common, Death by Homicide

question 170

Multiple Choice

When people are asked which is more common, death by homicide or death by stroke, they often choose the former (homicide) because they simply hear more about it than they do the latter (stroke) . This means they are being led astray in their judgment by __________.

• A) the representativeness heuristic
• B) a mental set
• C) the confirmation bias
• D) the availability heuristic

Recognize and apply various ArrayList methods for manipulating and querying data.

Understand memory management techniques for optimizing ArrayList usage.

Grasp the limitations and disadvantages of using ArrayLists.

Learn how to create and manipulate generic classes.

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