The public might think the economic situation is not as bad as it really is if the government reported employment at 88 percent, rather than saying that the unemployment rate is 18 percent. Which of the following factors is influencing the public's judgment in this situation?
A) a confirmation bias
B) framing effects
C) mental set
D) the availability heuristic

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The framing effect refers to how information is presented or framed, which can influence people's judgments and decisions. In this situation, presenting employment at 88 percent rather than framing it as a high unemployment rate of 18 percent could lead people to perceive the economic situation as less negative or not as bad as it really is, due to the way the information is framed.

The Public Might Think the Economic Situation Is Not as Bad