Violent Behaviour by an Individual with a Psychological Disorder Generally

question 67

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

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