Penny Is a Smoker

question 83

Multiple Choice

Penny is a smoker. Although she has heard of the data linking smoking to lung cancer and emphysema, she does not feel concerned. Penny's belief that she will not get sick is an example of:

• A) the availability heuristic.
• B) the representativeness heuristic.
• C) the overconfidence phenomenon.
• D) hindsight bias.

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Definitions:

Apical Bronchopulmonary Segment

A section of lung tissue served by its own bronchus and artery, part of the lung's segmented architecture for gas exchange.

Damaged Area

A region or part of the body or an object that has been harmed or impaired.

Respiratory Bronchioles

The smallest airways within the lungs that connect the terminal bronchioles to alveolar ducts, participating in gas exchange.

Terminal Bronchioles

The smallest airways in the lungs before the alveolar regions, involved in conducting air to the gas exchange surfaces.