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A student is volunteering in a hospital with a stroke center. When asked what he believes is the prevalence of stroke among those greater than 65 years old, the student states that it is probably about 40% even though data analysis indicates that it is significantly lower. What accounts for this error?
A. Deductive reasoning
B. Representativeness heuristic
C. Base rate fallacy
D. Confirmation bias
Answer is C why is it not B?
A. Deductive reasoning
B. Representativeness heuristic
C. Base rate fallacy
D. Confirmation bias
Answer is C why is it not B?