Violent Behaviour by an Individual with a Psychological Disorder Generally

question 114

Multiple Choice

Violent behaviour by an individual with a psychological disorder generally receives more attention than nonviolent behaviour. What does this lead to?

• A)The availability heuristic leads people to overestimate the likelihood of violence by those with psychological disorders.
• B)The conjunction fallacy leads people to overestimate rates of comorbidity.
• C)Hindsight bias leads people to predict future episodes of violent behaviour.
• D)The representativeness heuristic leads people to underestimate the number of individuals with mental disorders.

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F Distribution

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