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The Government of One of the Counties near Disney World

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The government of one of the counties near Disney World in Florida predicted a modest 6 percent growth in tourism for 1992 over 1991. The actual amount of tourism in 1992, which affects the taxes the county can collect, was down in comparison to 1991. Further investigation showed that the 1991 numbers were higher than usual because of the Gulf War, when many Americans chose not to travel abroad. The county planners had apparently been biased by the ________.


A) availability heuristic
B) representative heuristic
C) anchoring and adjustment heuristic
D) recent-event heuristic

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