Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of the availability heuristic?
A) Thinking that you won't get lung cancer if you smoke because you know many smokers and none of them have lung cancer.
B) Deciding not to buy a certain brand of computer because you know one person who had a bad experience with that brand.
C) Believing that homicides occur more frequently than deaths due to diabetes because homicides get more attention by the media when they occur.
D) All of the above are examples of the availability heuristic.
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