State Lottery Commissions Capitalize on the _____ by Running Many

question 338

Multiple Choice

State lottery commissions capitalize on the _____ by running many TV commercials showing that lucky person who won the $100 million Powerball. A vivid memory is created, which leads viewers to an inaccurate estimate of the likelihood that the event will happen to them.

• A) availability heuristic
• B) availability algorithm
• C) representativeness heuristic
• D) representativeness algorithm

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