Cleo's job requires a lot of airline travel, but she had never really worried about her safety until she read about three airline crashes within a two-week period.She decided that air travel was unsafe, and now she drives or takes the train whenever she has to travel on business.In this case, Cleo's decision to avoid traveling by air may have been influenced by:
A)the framing effect
B)functional fixedness
C)the availability heuristic
D)the representativeness heuristic

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Cleo's decision to avoid air travel is likely influenced by the availability heuristic, which is the tendency to make judgments based on how easily specific examples come to mind. The recent news of three airline crashes makes it easier for Cleo to recall incidents of air travel being unsafe, which may lead her to overestimate the likelihood of air travel accidents and avoid it in favor of perceived safer travel methods.

Cleo's Job Requires a Lot of Airline Travel, but She