Thinking, Problem-Solving, Judgments, and Decision-Making

AP Psychology· difficulty 4/5

People overestimate the frequency of plane crashes after seeing several news reports. This best illustrates

  • A

    Anchoring effect

  • B

    Representativeness heuristic

  • C

    Confirmation bias

  • D

    Availability heuristic

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Explanation

Availability: judging frequency by ease of recall. Vivid, memorable events (crashes) feel more common than statistics suggest.

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