Availability Heuristic

Availability Heuristic

Short Description: Information that is more readily available in memory is judged as more likely.

CAT ID: CAT-2022-038

Layer: 8

Operational Scale: Tactical

Level of Maturity: Well-Established

Category: Vulnerability

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Detailed Description: Information that is more readily available in memory is judged as more likely or more representative. Can be influenced by recency or emotional virulence of the memories. Availability in memory is influenced by recent memories and memories that are salient either because they distinct or because they have been repeated.

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