People often overestimate the danger of shark attacks because it is fairly easy to think of news stories and reports of shark attacks. This is an example of how the _____ can sometimes lead to poor judgments
a. availability heuristic
b. anchoring effect
c. functional fixedness effect
d. representativeness heuristic
Answer: A
Rationale: We assume that if examples are readily available, then they must be very frequent.
Psychology
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