Which Argument Effectively Supports the Importance of Funding Services for Persons

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which argument effectively supports the importance of funding services for persons with mental illness in the United States?

• A) During any given year 25% of adult Americans are affected by mental disorders.
• B) Increasing toxins in the environment are increasing the incidence of mental illness.
• C) The high prevalence of mental illness is directly linked to increasing violence in the media.
• D) The incidence of mental illness is increasing because of deterioration of the American family.

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Definitions:

Recognition Heuristic

A decision-making process where a more recognized option is chosen over the less familiar one, based on the assumption that recognition is correlated with value.

Behavioral Economics

A method of economic analysis that applies psychological insights into human behaviour to explain economic decision-making.

Self-Serving Bias

Self-serving bias is the tendency to attribute positive events to one's own character but attribute negative events to external factors, affecting judgment and decision-making.

Planning Fallacy

The optimistic cognitive bias that leads individuals or teams to underestimate the time, costs, and risks of future actions, while overestimating the benefits.