CLEP Intro to Psychology Exam Prep

Category - CLEP Intro Psychology

According to the availability heuristic, the Austin parents may exaggerate the likelihood that their daughter will become the victim of a(an) _________.
  1. stranger kidnapping
  2. e-coli poisoning
  3. pool drowning
  4. bike accident
Explanation
Answer: A - According to the availability heuristic, the Austin parents may exaggerate the likelihood that their daughter will become the victim of a stranger kidnapping.
Key Takeaway: The availability heuristic is a mental phenomenon that helps people predict the likelihood of some event happening. Since television give lots of coverage to incidents of stranger kidnapping of children even though it is a rare occurrence, it becomes something of which parents are scared. Since these events are over-reported in the media, it is readily available to parents’ heads and they exaggerate the likelihood of it happening.
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