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Title: Let's say that people overestimate the risks of getting HIV/AIDS and underestimate the risks of ...
Post by: ineedtolearn on Jan 21, 2018
Let's say that people overestimate the risks of getting HIV/AIDS and underestimate the risks of getting skin cancer. Given what we know about the availability heuristic, this is likely due to the fact that
 
  A) we can more easily recall instances of people with skin cancer.
  B) we can more easily recall instances of people with HIV/AIDS.
  C) HIV/AIDS better fits our schema for diseases.
  D) we don't want to believe that one of our relaxing, easy forms of recreation and self-presentation (sun bathing) is dangerous.


Title: Let's say that people overestimate the risks of getting HIV/AIDS and underestimate the risks of ...
Post by: wns2395 on Jan 21, 2018
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