Diagnostic Imaging by X-Ray Now Uses the Lowest Doses Required

question 72

True/False

Diagnostic imaging by X-ray now uses the lowest doses required to obtain clear images, to prevent cancer growth years after treatment.

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Definitions:

Overconfidence

The tendency to be more confident in one's own abilities or outcomes than is objectively justified.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person’s mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut used in decision-making that involves judging the likelihood of an event based on how closely it matches a prototype or stereotype.

Belief Perseverance

The phenomenon where individuals stick to their initial beliefs even when confronted with contrasting evidence.