Question

A type of restricted search that can give rise to over-estimating the probability of certain claims is:
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a
ponening the tollens

b
system 1 halting

c
possibility freeze

d
sharp borders fallacy

Answer 1

c — possibility freeze

This is when people restrict search to a few salient possibilities and ignore alternatives, which makes the considered possibilities seem more probable than they really are (e.g., fixating on one diagnosis and overlooking others).