The belief on the part of many people that traveling in a private automobile is safer than travel in an commercial aircraft is probably based Onl salience representativeness familiarity confirmation
Added by Jermaine B.
Step 1
Step 1: The belief that traveling in a private automobile is safer than travel in a commercial aircraft is probably based on familiarity. Show more…
Show all steps
Your feedback will help us improve your experience
Chandra Jain and 82 other Psychology educators are ready to help you.
Ask a new question
Labs
Want to see this concept in action?
Explore this concept interactively to see how it behaves as you change inputs.
Key Concepts
Recommended Videos
Commercial airplanes have an excellent safety record. Nevertheless, there are crashes occasionally, with the loss of many lives. In the weeks following a crash, airlines often report a drop in the number of passengers, probably because people are afraid to risk flying. a) A travel agent suggests that since the law of averages makes it highly unlikely to have two plane crashes within a few weeks of each other, flying soon after a crash is the safest time. What do you think? b) If the airline industry proudly announces that it has set a new record for the longest period of safe flights, would you be reluctant to fly? Are the airlines due to have a crash?
Banhishikha S.
In a survey of 2230 U.S. adults, 1272 think that air travel is much more reliable than taking cruises. Construct a $95 \%$ confidence interval for the population proportion of U.S. adults who think that air travel is much more reliable than taking cruises.
Confidence Intervals
Confidence Intervals for Population Proportions
One measure of air travel safety is this: There are 117 fatalities per billion passenger flights. Express that measure as a probability. Is it unlikely for an air passenger to be a fatality? How does air travel compare to the car fatality rate of 40 fatalities per billion trips? Is this comparison fair?
Probability
Basic Concepts of Probability
Recommended Textbooks
Psychology Openstax
Myers' Psychology for AP
Psychology
Transcript
18,000,000+
Students on Numerade
Trusted by students at 8,000+ universities
Watch the video solution with this free unlock.
EMAIL
PASSWORD