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Many people believe that there are more deaths in the United States each year due to tornadoes than deaths due to asthma, even though asthma kills more people. This mistaken belief is due in part to the reports of tornadoes being more vivid. This is an example of how our judgments are affected by ____.
 
  a. the availability heuristic
  b. the representativeness heuristic
  c. the confirmation bias
  d. loss aversion

Question 2

Tony is an investigator who is called to the scene of a restaurant break-in. Tony must examine the clues at the scene, interview eye witnesses, and assess the motive of the forcible entry. During his investigation, Tony will rely on his ____ to piece together all this information.
 
  a. cognitive maps
  b. informal reasoning
  c. algorithms
  d. functional fixedness


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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
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Answer to Question 2

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
:D TYSM

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