Megan cannot sleep at night because she is terribly worried about being robbed, which is highly unlikely. As her friend, you want to help her by describing judgment errors and why she should not lose any more sleep. Which concept is NOT contributing to her irrational fear?

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The concept that is not contributing to Megan's irrational fear is underestimating sample size for the number of robbers out there. The other concepts (base rates, availability heuristic, and memory bias) all contribute to her fear by distorting her perception of how likely it is that she will be robbed. However, underestimating the sample size would actually make her feel less afraid because it would suggest that there are fewer robbers out there to target her.

Megan Cannot Sleep at Night Because She Is Terribly Worried