What does the availability heuristic suggest?
A)the probability of two united events cannot be greater than the probability of one or the other separately
B)events that are typical of a class are assigned a high probability of occurrence
C)the probabilities of states of nature are unknown
D)if relevant examples can readily be retrieved from memory, then the class of events must occur with a high probability

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The availability heuristic suggests that if examples of an event can be easily recalled or thought of, people tend to believe those events are more common or likely to occur. This is because the ease of recalling instances makes it seem like the event happens frequently.

What Does the Availability Heuristic Suggest