For Each Question, Indicate Which Heuristic It Describes

question 6

Multiple Choice

For each question, indicate which heuristic it describes:
-Inner city crime in the U.S.gets considerable media coverage,such that every homicide is reported in the news.In contrast,a story of a person who died from a heart attack rarely makes the news.This leads people to overestimate the frequency of deaths due to homicides relative to those due to heart failure.

• A)The representativeness heuristic.
• B)The availability heuristic.
• C)The confirmation heuristic.
• D)The affect heuristic.

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Definitions:

Mandatory Indirect Pay

Required compensation benefits provided by employers, such as social security contributions and unemployment insurance, that are not part of direct wages.

Medical Coverage

An insurance benefit that covers the cost of an individual's healthcare needs, usually provided by employers or purchased individually.

Workers' Compensation

Insurance that provides financial benefits and medical care to employees who are injured or become ill as a direct result of their job.

Profit Sharing

An employee benefit scheme where a portion of a company's profits is distributed to the employees, strengthening their investment in the company's success.