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Farley Is Asked to Guess as to Whether More People

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Farley is asked to guess as to whether more people are killed by drowning or by plane crash.He estimates that there are far more people killed by plane crashes than drowning,even though the opposite is true.What is the likely reason for Farley's error?


A) representativeness heuristic
B) mental set
C) confirmation bias
D) availability heuristic

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