Saul, a Cytotechnologist in Training, Is Asked to Screen a Series

question 101

Multiple Choice

Saul, a cytotechnologist in training, is asked to screen a series of tissue samples for precancerous cells. His supervisor checks his work and determines that it has overestimated the number of samples containing precancerous cells. This may be due to the  fact that Saul lost his mother to cancer at a young age, making Saul extra cautious about missing indications of cancerous cells in the samples. This scenario illustrates

• A) false alarms.
• B) sham hits.
• C) loss aversion.
• D) erroneous judgment.

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