A Police Officer Expecting Criminal Behavior Shoots a Person Who

question 317

Multiple Choice

A police officer expecting criminal behavior shoots a person who is reaching for his wallet because he perceives the suspect as reaching for a gun. This is a dangerous example of

• A)an anthropomorphic error.
• B)a placebo effect.
• C)observer bias.
• D)observer effect.

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