Most people would guess that more women die of breast cancer than of heart disease, even though the opposite is true. People might be misled, because we hear about breast cancer quite a bit in the media. Thus, we fall victim to
a. confirmation bias.
b. the availability bias.
c. an anchoring bias.
d. divergent thinking.
e. a mental set.
b. the availability bias.
Psychology
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