A televised image of a starving child had a greater impact on Mr.White's perception of the extensiveness of world hunger than did a statistical chart summarizing the tremendous scope of the problem.This suggests that his assessment of the world hunger problem is influenced by
A) belief perseverance.
B) an algorithm.
C) confirmation bias.
D) the availability heuristic.

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Mr. White's perception of the world hunger problem was influenced by the availability heuristic - he relied on the ease with which the image of the starving child came to mind when judging the extent of the problem. This heuristic involves making judgments based on readily available, easily recalled information rather than relying on more objective or comprehensive data.

A Televised Image of a Starving Child Had a Greater