A college student who starts using crystal meth but states that he will be able to stop at any time is probably making the intuitive error in judgmentcalled
A) the framing effect.
B) the representativeness heuristic.
C) ignoring the base rate.
D) convergent thinking.

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The student is likely ignoring the base rate, which refers to the tendency to overlook the general likelihood or statistics of addiction and overestimate personal control over drug use.

A College Student Who Starts Using Crystal Meth but States