Question

More people seem to fear a snake bite than a dog bite, and yet statistically one is more likely to be bitten by a dog than by a snake. This is because people tend to estimate the probability of an outcome based on how easy the outcome is to imagine. This represents which of the following cognitive biases?

Answer 1

Answer: Availability Error

Explanation:

This represents the availability error cognitive biases. Availability error in association with the gambler's fallacy, is referred to as or known as the distortion of an individuals perceptions of the reality occurring due to tendency of them to remember the alternative results or outcome of the situation or circumstance is way much more easy than the other one.