What is one of the difficulties with the availability heuristic?
a. It seldom leads to a correct decision in everyday life.
b. Frequency estimation may be distorted by the familiarity of the examples.
c. People rely too much on adjustments, and not enough on the anchor.
d. People rely too much on abstract evidence, rather than concrete evidence.
Ans: b
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a. second b. sixth c. tenth d. twelfth
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your textbook, this therapist a. should demand that Jan not discuss her therapy with anyone. b. should allow some sessions just to be "small talk" in order to facilitate rapport. c. needs to exert more control over Jan and encourage her to be more dependent on his counsel. d. appears to be a professional psychotherapist.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.