If you polled some friends from Edmonton about the number of murders in this capital city,and other friends about the number of murders in the entire province of Alberta,you'd likely find that the average number of murders estimated for Edmonton is more than for the entire province.This impossible finding is best explained by the
A)representativeness heuristic.
B)availability heuristic.
C)hindsight bias.
D)confirmation bias.

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The availability heuristic explains this phenomenon as people tend to estimate the likelihood of events based on how easily examples come to mind. Since Edmonton is a major city, people might recall more instances of murders there compared to the entire province, leading to an overestimation for the city.

If You Polled Some Friends from Edmonton About the Number