The ease of retrieval effect refers to the fact that:

A) people are more likely to judge personal rather than situational factors as having an influence in others' behavior.
B) it's easier to retrieve long-term memories than to form new ones.
C) people judge how frequently an event occurs by how easily they can retrieve examples of that event.
D) people with better memories find it easier to retrieve events from long-term memory than those who have worse memories.

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Sarah Ehiwogwu · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  The ease of retrieval effect refers to the phenomenon where people judge how frequently an event occurs by how easily they can retrieve examples of that event from memory. This can lead to biases in judgments and decision making, as events that are more memorable or easily retrievable may be overestimated in frequency or importance.

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