Participants Tend NOT to Use Base-Rate Information If They Are

question 61

Multiple Choice

Participants tend NOT to use base-rate information if they are also given

• A)diagnostic information.
• B)the prior probabilities.
• C)statistical information.
• D)information about the random device used to select the test case.

---

Definitions:

Barbiturates

A class of drugs that act as central nervous system depressants, often used as sedatives or sleeping aids.

Opium Poppy

A flowering plant from which opium and many other opiates are extracted, known scientifically as Papaver somniferum.

Pain

A subjective feeling often caused by bodily injury or disease, characterized by physical discomfort or suffering.

Diarrhea

A condition characterized by the frequent passage of loose or watery stools, often indicating an infection or irritation of the digestive system.