Suppose Paul just saw a car accident while driving home from work. According to the availability heuristic, this is likely to make Paul think that:
A)people only get into car accidents if they are bad drivers.
B)he is extremely lucky.
C)car accidents are rare.
D)car accidents are more common than they really are.

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The availability heuristic is a rule of thumb that estimates the frequency of an event by the ease with which it is possible to summon examples from memory. If Paul has just seen a car accident, this will tend to make him think that they are more common than they really are.

Suppose Paul Just Saw a Car Accident While Driving Home