In a Study Comparing Patients Who Had Applied for a Review

question 45

Multiple Choice

In a study comparing patients who had applied for a review of their involuntary hospitalization and those who did not found that those who applied were

• A) more likely to be older.
• B) more likely to have a diagnosis of intellectual disability.
• C) more likely to have fewer education and employment problems.
• D) more likely to have a diagnosis of schizophrenic disorder.
• E) more likely to be female.

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Definitions:

Primacy Effect

The propensity to better remember items presented at the outset of a list compared to those that are mentioned later.

First Information

Initial data or knowledge received about a subject or situation, often crucial for decision-making processes.

Social Loafing

The phenomenon where individuals put forth less effort when working in a group compared to when working alone.

Implicit Association Test (IAT)

A psychological assessment tool that measures the strength of association between concepts in a person's mind, revealing unconscious biases.