Joanne does not go out at night because she hears from her local news station about the large number of muggings and robberies that occur in her city.However,crime in Joanne's city has actually gone down in the past few years.Joanne falling victim to:
A) the representativeness heuristic.
B) functional fixedness.
C) the availability heuristic.
D) confirmation bias.

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Joanne is using the availability heuristic, as she is basing her decision on the information that is most readily available to her (the news reports she hears), rather than seeking out more objective data on crime rates in her city.

Joanne Does Not Go Out at Night Because She Hears