In December, Amоs wаs tаlking with his 80-yeаr-оld grandfather abоut the COVID-19 vaccine. Amos asked his grandfather how likely he was to get vaccinated. His grandfather answered – “Probably about 90%.” In January, when Amos was speaking with his grandfather again, his grandfather said, “I saw on the internet that the vaccine has a microchip in it that changes your DNA! That worries me a lot. There’s only a 10% chance that I’ll get vaccinated now.” Amos had heard these conspiracy theories before and walked his grandfather through all the evidence showing that these claims aren’t just false but are totally ridiculous. At the end of the conversation, Amos again asked his grandfather how likely he was to get vaccinated. His grandfather answered – “Probably about 75%.” The fact that Amos’s grandfather was still less likely to get vaccinated than he was in December, even after hearing that the information about microchips in the vaccine was false, is most consistent with what decision-making error?
Hаl is а third-yeаr medical student in Wiscоnsin. Yesterday he was reading a paper abоut Dengue Fever, which cоmes from a virus transmitted via mosquitoes. The primary symptoms are fever, vomiting, aches and pains, and fatigue. It is incredibly uncommon in the state of Wisconsin (particularly in winter). The next day, Hal is seeing a patient whose symptoms are a good fit to Dengue fever. The symptoms are also a pretty good fit to the flu (though a slightly less good fit than the fit to Dengue fever). The flu right now is very common in Wisconsin. In his mind, Hal overestimates how common Dengue Fever might be in Wisconsin right now. He also focuses strongly on the fact that the symptoms are a very slightly better fit to Dengue Fever than to flu. As such, he gives the patient a diagnosis of Dengue fever. Hal’s overestimation of the commonness of Dengue Fever based on the fact that he was just reading about Dengue Fever, is a good example of what decision-making error?
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