The availability heuristic can provide an explanation of:
a) the false consensus effect
b) the anchoring heuristic
c) the false consensus effect and the anchoring heuristic
d) none of the above
CORRECT = C
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What will be an ideal response?
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A) recovery. B) classical conditioning. C) habituation. D) operant conditioning.
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