Amanda Asks a Group of Research Participants to Estimate the Number

Multiple Choice

Amanda asks a group of research participants to estimate the number of deaths each year due to homicide and diabetes. She finds that higher numbers report homicide, because they are more vivid examples, though over twice as many die from complications related to diabetes. This is one example of the dangers of the ________ in our judgements and decision making.

A) availability heuristic
B) confirmation bias
C) hindsight bias
D) representativeness heuristic