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You have recently heard of two cases on the news of a person being struck by lightening. Although the odds of getting struck by lightening are low, you easily recall these examples and falsely estimate that your risk is high.
 
  This best illustrates the use of the ____________ heuristic.
  a. anchoring and adjustment
  b. representativeness
  c. availability
  d. framing

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Which of the following is an example of the availability heuristic?
 
  a. People assuming that John is not masculine because he is a Nurse
  b. Sam avoids going into the ocean because he can easily remember two recent shark attacks reported in the media.
  c. People assuming that Andrea is not feminine because she likes to box
  d. None of the examples provided illustrate the availability heuristic.


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