When using the availability heuristic, people tend to judge the probability of an event based on:

A) the need to be right, which makes it hard to listen to the available information with an open mind.
B) statistical consideration of the frequency with which the event occurs in everyday life.
C) the burden of doubt people feel about their abilities to determine probability from available information.
D) how easy it is to think of examples or instances.

Answer: D
Rationale: The availability heuristic entails estimating the frequency of an event based on how easily examples of it come to mind.