People Think That Two Events Are More Likely to Occur

question 48

Multiple Choice

People think that two events are more likely to occur together than either event is likely to occur individually. This is called the:

• A)conjunction fallacy.
• B)availability bias.
• C)representative heuristic.
• D)sunk-cost fallacy.

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Definitions:

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Severe Dementia

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