The Pitfalls of Familiarity

<p>Linda is a 31-year old single woman. She is outspoken and very bright. She majored in philosophy, and as a student, she was deeply concerned with discrimination and social justice issues. She never missed an opportunity to participate in anti-nuclear energy demonstrations.</p> <p>Which one of these statements is more probable?</p> <ol> <li>Linda is a bank teller</li> <li>Linda is a bank teller and is active in the feminist movement</li> </ol> <p>If you answered 2, congratulations, you&rsquo;re in the majority (~85%)!</p> <p>Except that it&rsquo;s the wrong answer. Assume that the probability of Linda being a bank teller&nbsp;<em>P(A)&nbsp;</em>is 0.5, and the probability of her being active in the feminist movement&nbsp;<em>P(B)</em>&nbsp;is 0.8. To know the probability of those two events happening together&nbsp;<em>P(C)</em>, we would need to multiply&nbsp;<em>P(A)</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>P(B)</em>:</p> <p><a href="https://yohanestheda.medium.com/the-pitfalls-of-familiarity-14123c09f20a"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>