Dr.Sevigny has actually seen five patients in the past with these symptoms,but only two of them were firefighters.Dr.Sevigny still thinks it is likely that the new patient is also a firefighter.His assumption suggests Dr.Sevigny is guilty of _____________.

A) ignoring base rates
B) the availability bias
C) the Gambler's Fallacy
D) the overconfidence bias

Ignoring Base Rates

Involves disregarding statistical information in favor of anecdotal evidence when making judgments.

Availability Bias

A cognitive bias that makes people overestimate the importance of information that is available to them, leading to a misrepresentation of reality.

Gambler's Fallacy

The erroneous assumption that an event occurring with greater regularity than usual in a specific timeframe will occur less often in the future, and the opposite.