Julie Osland wrote: > Hi Tipsters-- > > I'm going to be covering heuristics in a week, and I need > demonstration/activity for the availability heuristic. In years past, > I used a handout comparing causes of death (such as asthma, lightning > strike, stroke, tornado, all accidents, etc) but have found it to no > longer work (most students answer the items correctly). Any ideas of > something new and different to try? > How about the old standby: How many English words start with "R"? How many have "R" as the third letter?
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