Being affected by vivid examples and recent experiences is MOST related to:
A) the representativeness heuristic.
B) the availability heuristic.
C) hindsight bias.
D) the conjunction fallacy.

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This is because the availability heuristic is the tendency to judge the likelihood of an event based on how easily examples come to mind. Vivid examples and recent experiences are more easily accessible in memory and therefore more likely to be used to make judgments about likelihood or frequency.

Being Affected by Vivid Examples and Recent Experiences Is MOST