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maw [93]
3 years ago
11

State lottery officials send residents a facsimile of a contest-winning check for over $5 million to encourage them to imagine t

hemselves as possible winners. The lottery promoters are most clearly exploiting the influence of
Select one:
A. confirmation bias.
B. the availability heuristic.
C. an algorithm.
D. belief perseverance.
Social Studies
1 answer:
Lelechka [254]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

B. the availability heuristic.                                                

Explanation:

The availability heuristic: In psychology, the availability heuristic is defined as a mental shortcut that depends on the alternatives that comes to an individual's mind while evaluating particular method, decision, concept, or topic. A person often uses readily available facts to hold beliefs about several distant concepts.

In the question above, the lottery promoters are most clearly exploiting the influence of the availability heuristic.

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