Which of the Following Is Not an Assumption of the Information-Processing

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an assumption of the information-processing approach?

• A) People are active participants in the process.
• B) Both quantitative and qualitative aspects of performance can be examined.
• C) Information is handled in the system in an untransformed manner.
• D) Information is processed through a series of hypothetical stages.

Understand the elements and importance of the intake process in clinical settings.

Recognize the significance of cultural competence in therapeutic settings and its key components.

Identify the principles of establishing rapport between a clinician and a client.

Understand the risk factors associated with violence in clients.

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Definitions:

Ultimate Attribution Error

A cognitive bias where positive behaviors from one's in-group are attributed to their character, while negative behaviors are dismissed as situational, and the opposite is applied to out-groups.

Fundamental Attribution Error

is the cognitive bias that leads individuals to attribute others' actions to their character or personality while underestimating situational influences.

Actor-Observer Effect

A psychological tendency to attribute one’s own actions to external factors while attributing others’ actions to their internal characteristics.

Self-Serving Bias

The common human tendency to attribute positive events to their own character but attribute negative events to external factors.