People Who Often Watch Soap Operas Are Likely to Believe

Multiple Choice

People who often watch soap operas are likely to believe that amnesia, extramarital affairs, and mysterious disappearances occur more often than they actually occur in real life. A likely explanation for this finding is that

A) familiarity influences availability.
B) these events are actually underreported by the media.
C) frightening events are more likely to be handled by deductive reasoning.
D) they are overusing the crystal-ball technique.