As an Extension to His Original Experiment on Hindsight Bias,David

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Multiple Choice

As an extension to his original experiment on hindsight bias,David Rosenhan (1973) told some staff members that in the next three months one or more pseudopatients would seek admission to the hospitals.After the three months,when the staff was asked to guess which of the 193 patients admitted during that time were really pseudopatients,

• A)all 193 patients were believed to be pseudopatients.
• B)41 were believed by at least one staff member to be pseudopatients.
• C)20 percent of the patients were believed to be pseudopatients.
• D)50 percent of the patients were believed by at least one staff member to be pseudopatients.

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Incarcerated

Being confined or imprisoned, typically in reference to individuals detained within a correctional or penal institution.

Men

Male human adults or human males more broadly, often considered in contexts involving gender differences in various aspects of life.

Women

Female human beings, representing one of the two primary biological categories of the human species based on reproductive anatomy and function.

Times More Likely

A statistical expression indicating the increased likelihood of an event or condition compared to another.