Intro to Visual Thinking
The availability heuristic is a mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision. This cognitive process often leads individuals to overestimate the likelihood of events based on their recent experiences or vivid memories rather than on actual statistical probabilities. It plays a crucial role in how people perceive risk and make judgments about their environment.
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