Frank mistakenly believes that there are more words that begin with the letter "k" than there are with the letter "k" in the third position due to the ________.
A) representativeness heuristic
B) availability heuristic
C) planning fallacy
D) confirmation bias

Question

Frank mistakenly believes that there are more words that begin with the letter "k" than there are with the letter "k" in the third position due to the ________.
A) representativeness heuristic
B) availability heuristic 
C) planning fallacy
D) confirmation bias

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The availability heuristic leads people to overestimate the frequency of events based on how easily examples come to mind. Words starting with "k" are easier to recall than those with "k" in the third position, leading to Frank's mistaken belief.

Frank Mistakenly Believes That There Are More Words That Begin