Alex intends to board a flight this evening to another country for an official visit.However,his wife prevents him from boarding the flight stating that there is a likelihood of danger to his life owing to several plane crashes that occurred this month.According to the biases and heuristics in decision making,it can be concluded that Alex's wife mirrors the _____ in this scenario.
A)base rate neglect
B)hemispatial neglect
C)representativeness heuristic
D)availability heuristic

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Alex's wife is using the availability heuristic by focusing on recent, easily available information about plane crashes to make a decision about the safety of air travel. This is a cognitive bias where people estimate the likelihood of an event based on how easily they can recall or access information about it.

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