Dolores has moved to a big city for the first time in her life. she is excited by the opportunity to explore the city, but is also anxious about being in a plane crash because she will now have to fly home for the holidays. in reality, she is more at risk of harm from reckless drivers. what heuristic is she applying is this situation?

The correct answer is Availability heuristic.

Explanation:

Availability heuristic in psychology terms is defined as a mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that comes to an individual's mind when evaluationg a specific possibility or topic. The availability of consequences associated with an action is related to the perception of the magnitud of said action. Therefore, when Dolores perceive the magnitude of the risk of reckless drivers and compares it with the possiblity of flying home in holidays she's applying Availability herustic.

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