Which of the following is an example of the "taking mental shortcuts" bias in thinking described in your text?
A) Jack thinks he got an A on his essay because he is a great writer,but got a D on his communications project because the instructions were too confusing.
B) Rose overestimates how often cruise ships sink because she can vividly remember the sinking of the Titanic.
C) Wade believes that he will be funnier on stage if he eats fried chicken before he goes on stage to perform.
D) Michael thinks that he must wear his lucky gym shorts in order to win the game.

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This is an example of the availability heuristic, where an individual relies on easily retrievable or vivid examples to make judgments or decisions. In this case, Rose is overestimating the frequency of cruise ship sinkings because the sinking of the Titanic is a highly memorable event.

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