Dolores has moved to a big city for the first time in her life. She is excited by the opportunity to explore the city, but is also anxious about what she read recently about street crime in one of the city’s neighborhoods. In reality, she is more at risk of harm from reckless drivers. What heuristic is she applying is this situation?

a. ?representativeness heuristic
b. ?availability heuristic
c. ?affect heuristic
d. ?recognition heuristic

ANSWER:
b

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