Dan, who often travels in airplanes, experiences sudden fear of flying after he hears the news about an airplane crash. In this case, Dan's experience demonstrates

A. confirmation bias.
B. hindsight bias.
C. timing bias.
D. the availability heuristic.


Answer: D

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