Although travelers in the United States are more likely to die in an automobile crash than on an airplane trip covering the same distance, people often assume that flying is more dangerous than driving. What type of heuristic are people using when they make this assumption? A. availibility heuistic B. representativeness heuristic C. Vividness heuristic D. Matching heuristic

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Hailee Gill

17 April, 22:36

Although travelers in the United States are more likely to die in an automobile crash than on an airplane trip covering the same distance, people often assume that flying is more dangerous than driving. What type of heuristic are people using when they make this assumption? A. availibility heuistic B. representativeness heuristic C. Vividness heuristic D. Matching heuristic

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Judith Buck · Answer 1

Answer:A. availibility heuistic

Explanation:When someone is trying to make a decision or understand something, they will sometimes use a shortcut to make conclusion in availability heuristic someone uses a number of related events or situations that quickly comes to mind in order to make a conclusion about a particular situation. This information that quickly comes to mind makes a person conclude that these situations are likely and more frequent than other situations hence they overestimate their probability and likelihood.