According to the availability heuristic, the tendency to judge the probability of an event depends on:
A) the burden of doubt people feel about their abilities to determine probability from available information.
B) whether or not the event is more available mentally than other types of events.
C) statistical consideration of the frequency with which the event occurs in everyday life.
D) the need to be right, which makes it hard to listen to the available information with an open mind.

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The availability heuristic is based on the idea that people judge the likelihood of an event based on how easily it comes to mind. Therefore, events that are more available or easily recalled tend to be judged as more probable than those that are less available or more difficult to recall.

According to the Availability Heuristic, the Tendency to Judge the Probability