Most people assess the risk of elective surgery (e.g., a "nose job") as being safer than nonelective surgery. This example demonstrates which concept about how perceptions influence probabilities?

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This example illustrates the bias toward control of events, where people tend to believe that outcomes are more favorable when they have control over the situation, such as choosing to undergo elective surgery, compared to situations that are not under their control, like nonelective surgeries.

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