If people did not _____, they would probably not make the decisions to marry in the face of a 50 percent divorce rate or start high-risk businesses.
A)ignore the base rate
B)use the representative heuristic
C)use a random search strategy
D)deductively reason

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Ignoring the base rate refers to ignoring the information about the general likelihood of an event (e.g. the 50 percent divorce rate) and instead focusing on individual characteristics or specific instances. This can lead people to make decisions that are not rational or informed by relevant data. Choosing to marry or start a high-risk business despite a high divorce rate or failure rate is an example of ignoring the base rate.

If People Did Not _____, They Would Probably Not Make