A Psychologist Who Assumes That a Particular Pattern of Responses

question 6

Multiple Choice

A psychologist who assumes that a particular pattern of responses on a test is indicative of a specific diagnosis,but does not take into account the probability of both the pattern of test responses and of the diagnosis,s/he is engaging in a(n) I

• A)anchoring and adjustment heuristic.
• B)hindsight bias.
• C)inattention to base rates.
• D)confirmatory bias.

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