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Josh believes traveling by plane is far more dangerous than traveling by car, since more plane crashes are on the news. his belief is an example of the _____ heuristic.

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The answer to this question is the term availability heuristic. An availability heuristic is a mental shortcut where in people base or make their judgments based on the immediate actions or ideas that comes into their minds that often caused misjudgments. Availability heuristic is often an easily pulled idea or readily available thought.
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