When Larina Started College,she Was Certain That She Would Never

question 59

Multiple Choice

When Larina started college,she was certain that she would never smoke marijuana. By the end of her freshman year,however,Larina had used this drug on three different occasions. Larina's experience best illustrates

• A)the availability heuristic.
• B)confirmation bias.
• C)overconfidence.
• D)the framing effect.

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Definitions:

Subintentional Death

A death that results from behaviors that indirectly cause harm to oneself without a conscious intention to die.

Suicide Prevention

A range of measures and interventions aimed at reducing the risk of suicide and its precursors.

Assessing Suicide Potential

The evaluation of the likelihood that a person will attempt or complete suicide, involving the assessment of risk factors, warning signs, and the individual’s mental state.

Hopeless

A feeling of despair or a sense of having no expectation of positive outcomes.