A mental shortcut in which the likelihood of an event is estimated on the basis of how easily other instances of the event are able to be remembered is called the:

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A	Availability heuristic
B	belief perseverance
C	Representativeness heuristic
D	divergent thinking

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The availability heuristic occurs when we judge the likelihood of an event based on how easily we can recall similar events.

Detailed explanation-2: -The availability heuristic refers to the tendency to assess the probability of an event based on the ease with which instances of that event come to mind.

Detailed explanation-3: -What it is. The availability heuristic describes the mental shortcut where we make decisions based on emotional cues, familiar facts, and vivid images that leave an easily recalled impression in our minds.

Detailed explanation-4: -Availability heuristic Kahneman and Tversky define this heuristic as a mental shortcut for making frequency or probability judgments based on “the ease with which instances or occurrences can be brought to mind” (p. 1127).

Detailed explanation-5: -Many things that you might think just come naturally to you are actually caused by heuristics-mental shortcuts that allow you to quickly process information and take action. Heuristics help you to make smaller, almost unnoticeable decisions using past information, without much rational input from your brain.

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