Sixteen-year-old Haley uses the tanning bed several times a week.When asked if she is concerned about skin cancer,she answers that she is not,and then adds that older people with fairer skin are much more likely to get skin cancer than she is.Haley's answer illustrates:
A)the availability heuristic.
B)optimism bias.
C)the conjunction fallacy.
D)the sunk-cost fallacy.

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Haley's belief that she is not at risk of skin cancer despite regular tanning is an example of optimism bias—the tendency to believe that bad things are less likely to happen to us than to others. Haley may be downplaying the risks of tanning and overestimating her own invulnerability.

Sixteen-Year-Old Haley Uses the Tanning Bed Several Times a Week