According to the availability heuristic, you are more likely to ____ the number of days that it snows each year, if asked to make this judgment on a ____ day.
A) overestimate; sunny
B) overestimate; snowy
C) underestimate; snowy
D) accurately judge; snowy

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The availability heuristic suggests that people estimate the frequency or likelihood of an event based on how easily examples come to mind. Therefore, if asked about snow on a snowy day, when examples of snow are more readily available in memory, one is more likely to overestimate the number of snowy days.

According to the Availability Heuristic, You Are More Likely to ____