Multiple Choice
Last week, Mike heard about five separate airplane crashes on the news. Even though, overall, motorcycle accidents account for more accidents than plane crashes do, Mike decides to ride his motorcycle from Washington to Atlanta instead of flying. Which bias is reflected in Mike's decision
A) the confirmation bias
B) the availability heuristic
C) the salience error
D) the representativeness heuristic
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