The Tendency to Judge Events That Are Easily Recalled as More

question 159

Multiple Choice

The tendency to judge events that are easily recalled as more common is called

• A) mental set.
• B) representativeness heuristic.
• C) availability heuristic.
• D) confirmation bias.

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