Garrett Has HIV and Participated in a Study of "Highly

question 62

Multiple Choice

Garrett has HIV and participated in a study of "highly active antiretroviral therapy" (HAART) in 2003 but dropped out of the program.What is the most likely reason he dropped out of the study?

• A)because of the expense of the medications
• B)because improvement in symptoms was minimal, so he loss interest
• C)because of the side effects of the medications
• D)because he lacked adequate social support

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Definitions:

Confirmation Bias

The bias towards finding, interpreting, selecting, and recollecting evidence in ways that validate one's prior beliefs or notions.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it, known also as the "I-knew-it-all-along" effect.

Eyewitness

A person who directly observes an event, like a crime, and can provide testimony about what happened.

Memory Accuracy

The extent to which a person's recollection of past events or information is correct and free from errors or distortions.