Adrian recently survived a killer tsunami while vacationing in Thailand. Now, Adrian believes that another tsunami is very likely to occur. As a result, he is selling his Florida beach home and moving to Kansas. Which of the following best explains Adrian’s behavior??
a. ?the representativeness heuristic
b. ?the availability heuristic
c. ?deductive reasoning
d. ?loss aversion
ANSWER:
b
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