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jhjkgdfhk

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on: Jul 24, 2018
Is it possible for the majority of people in the general population to be better than average drivers? Most people perceive themselves to be. Explain your answer, including which psychological factor is at work here.

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If a person assesses the probability of an event by the ease with which instances or occurrences can be brought to mind, they are applying the __________heuristic .
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Danny Ewald

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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

NO; BY DEFINITION AT LEAST HALF OF ALL DRIVERS SHOULD BE AVERAGE OR BELOW AVERAGE. THIS IS THE OPTIMISM' FACTOR OF PERCEIVED PROBABILITY.

Answer to Question 2

AVAILABILITY


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Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
Excellent

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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