Shawn decides to reject invitations to parties that will be held at night because he reads in the newspaper about the large number of robberies that take place in his neighborhood. However, the crime rate at Shawn's neighborhood has actually reduced in the last two years. Shawn's decision is based on
A. confirmation bias.
B. the representativeness heuristic.
C. the availability heuristic.
D. functional fixedness.
Answer: C
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