Cynthia Has Developed an Informal Hypothesis: "If a Student Is

question 77

Multiple Choice

Cynthia has developed an informal hypothesis: "If a student is a psychology major, then that student favors gun control." She questions 20 psychology majors and all 20 do favor gun control. However, she does not pursue additional information. Specifically, she does not seek out people who oppose gun control to determine whether they are psychology majors. From the perspective of deductive reasoning, Cynthia has

• A) demonstrated confirmation bias.
• B) relied too heavily on the belief-bias effect.
• C) relied too heavily on counterexamples.
• D) overused the availability heuristic.

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Definitions:

Paranoid

Exhibiting or characterized by irrational distrust or suspicion of others, often believing others are out to cause harm.

Paranoid Schizophrenia

A subtype of schizophrenia characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur, often accompanied by auditory hallucinations.

Thought Disorders

Conditions characterized by disturbances in the organization, process, or content of thinking.

Neurodevelopmental Hypothesis

A theory that suggests disorders like schizophrenia are primarily the result of abnormal brain development early in life, possibly before birth.