Dolores has moved to a big city for the first time in her life.She is excited by the opportunity to explore the city,but is also anxious about being in a plane crash because she will now have to fly home for the holidays.In reality,she is more at risk of harm from reckless drivers.What heuristic is she applying is this situation?
A)Representativeness heuristic
B)Availability heuristic
C)Affect heuristic
D)Recognition heuristic

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Dolores is using the availability heuristic, where she is relying on the ease and availability of information to make a judgment about the likelihood of a plane crash. She may have seen or heard more media coverage of plane crashes than car accidents, which makes her believe that she is more likely to be in a plane crash.

Dolores Has Moved to a Big City for the First