Since they began watching the news nightly on television, a couple has developed a fear of flying. They are convinced that many more people die in plane crashes than in automobile accidents.Their beliefs are most consistent with what would be predicted by
a. the representativeness heuristic.
b. an anchoring bias.
c. the availability heuristic.
d. functional fixedness.
Answer: c. the availability heuristic.
Psychology
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