Social Conditioning, Sociopolitical Influences, and Bias in Diagnosis Are Factors

question 6

Multiple Choice

Social conditioning, sociopolitical influences, and bias in diagnosis are factors that help explain ____.

• A)ethnic and gender differences in mental health
• B)the reason managed health care developed
• C)the success of hypnosis and catharsis in changing an individual's behavior
• D)the increase in the number of mental health professionals in the United States

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Definitions:

Availability Bias

A cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate the importance or frequency of information that is readily available to them.

Confirmation Error

A cognitive bias that leads individuals to favor information or interpretations that confirm their pre-existing beliefs or hypotheses.

Representativeness Bias

A cognitive bias where individuals inaccurately judge the probability of an event by comparing it to an existing prototype in their minds.

Heuristics

Heuristics represent simplified strategies or rules of thumb that individuals use to make decisions or solve problems quickly when faced with complex information or limited time.