In Rosenhan's Study Using Pseudo-Patients Who Attempted to Be Admitted

question 45

Multiple Choice

In Rosenhan's study using pseudo-patients who attempted to be admitted to a mental hospital, which error described in Chapter 8 was most likely responsible for their incorrect diagnoses?

• A)availability heuristic
• B)confirmation bias
• C)gambler's fallacy
• D)my-side bias

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