Which One of the Following Categories Has the Greatest Chance

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following categories has the greatest chance of going to prison in the United States?

• A)black males
• B)Asian males
• C)Native American males
• D)white males

Understand the concept of metalinguistic awareness and its role in language development.

Understand the empirical method and its application in psychology.

Recognize the principles and applications of various psychological theories and approaches, including Gestalt psychology, behaviorism, functionalism, and humanism.

Differentiate between hypotheses, theories, and the scientific method within psychological research.

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Definitions:

Discarding

The process of eliminating or getting rid of something that is no longer useful or required.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

Conjunction Fallacy

A logical fallacy where people incorrectly judge the probability of the conjunction of two events to be more likely than the probability of either event alone.

Gambler's Fallacy

A cognitive bias where an individual erroneously believes that past events will affect the likelihood of future independent events, often seen in probability contexts.