The Tendency to Exaggerate the Inevitability of Causal Sequences Is

question 42

Multiple Choice

The tendency to exaggerate the inevitability of causal sequences is known as the ________.

• A)heuristic bias
• B)availability heuristic
• C)representative heuristic
• D)hindsight bias

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