Predictions of Dangerousness Based on Hospital Behavior Tend to Generalize

question 119

True/False

Predictions of dangerousness based on hospital behavior tend to generalize to community settings.

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Definitions:

Internal Cause

Factors within an individual, such as traits or motivations, that are responsible for their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

External Cause

A factor or event that originates outside of an individual and has an impact on personal outcomes or behaviors.

Fundamental Attribution Error

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute others' actions to their character or personality, rather than external factors.

Self-Effacing Error

The tendency to attribute one’s successes to external factors while blaming oneself for failures, commonly observed in certain cultures.