After Media Coverage of Two Spectacular Train Crashes, People Overestimated

question 401

Multiple Choice

After media coverage of two spectacular train crashes, people overestimated the probability of being killed or injured in a train crash and exaggerated the dangers of train travel. This example illustrates:

• A) the availability heuristic.
• B) functional fixedness.
• C) the representativeness heuristic.
• D) mental set.

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