An important danger of the heuristics and cognitive biases discussed in your text is that they lead us
A)to become anxious or depressed about our place in the world.
B)to doubt our intuition and gut feelings in important real-life circumstances.
C)to believe in observations about our world that are not true.
D)to underestimate our general levels of cognitive abilities and skills.

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Heuristics and cognitive biases can lead us to believe in observations about our world that are not true. For example, the availability heuristic can lead us to overestimate the frequency of rare events if they are recent or highly memorable. Confirmation bias can lead us to seek out information that confirms our preexisting beliefs and ignore information that contradicts them. These biases can lead us to form inaccurate beliefs about the world.

An Important Danger of the Heuristics and Cognitive Biases Discussed