In the movie Grumpier Old Men, the oldest character claims
that he has had bacon, alcohol, and cigarettes every day for his entire adult life and that none of these behaviors have harmed him. If you were to go out now and start doing these behaviors because you felt they were, in fact, safe, you'd be falling prey to the _____.
A) explanatory bias
B) mental set
C) hindsight bias
D) availability heuristic
Answer: D
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