George is a college freshman.Each day on his way to class he maps out what he would need to do if there was an active shooter.He always sits by the exit in his classrooms and has an emergency number on speed dial in case of an attack.George's fear is most likely because of all the news reports of school shootings.This illustrates
A) explicit bias.
B) the just-world phenomenon.
C) the availability heuristic.
D) ingroup bias.

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George's fear is most likely influenced by the availability heuristic, which is the tendency to judge the frequency or likelihood of an event based on how easily it comes to mind. In this case, George is likely influenced by the numerous news reports of school shootings that he has seen and heard about, which makes him more likely to overestimate the likelihood of such an event occurring. Explicit bias, the just-world phenomenon, and ingroup bias are not as relevant to George's situation.

George Is a College Freshman