Psychology & Sociology · MilesDown: Behavioral Sciences

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The ____ occurs when it is assumed that multiple specific conditions are more probable than a single general one.

Answer

The conjunction fallacy occurs when it is assumed that multiple specific conditions are more probable than a single general one.
The conjunction fallacy occurs when it is assumed that multiple specific conditions are more probable than a single gen…
The probability that Linda is both a bank teller and something else (active in the feminist movement) must be lower, because there is a smaller number of people who are bank tellers and are active in the feminist movement than there are people who are bank tellers

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