One doctor tells you that you have a 10% chance of dying during the surgery, while another doctor tells you that you have a 90% chance of survival if you have the surgery.Understanding that you have the same survival odds means that you have not succumbed to
A)the underlying base rate.
B)framing.
C)the representative heuristic.
D)brainstorming.

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The two doctors are presenting the same statistical information in different ways, which is an example of framing. Recognizing that the survival odds are the same means you have not been influenced by the framing effect.

One Doctor Tells You That You Have a 10% Chance