Sasha Drives Whenever She Must Travel, Because She's Terrified That

Multiple Choice

Sasha drives whenever she must travel, because she's terrified that if she were to travel in a plane it would crash. Statistics show that there are 40,000 deaths per year in automobile accidents and only about 200 in air transport, but news programs tend to sensationalize plane crashes and minimize car wrecks. As a result, people like Sasha can easily call to mind examples of plane crashes. They are relying on the

A) representativeness heuristic.
B) availability heuristic.
C) base rate analysis.
D) confirmation bias.
E) reverse reasoning fallacy.