Someone Who Overlooks Base-Rate Information Is Likely to Make Which

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Multiple Choice

Someone who overlooks base-rate information is likely to make which kind of error?

• A) accepting too large a risk of losing a large amount
• B) accepting the first hypothesis considered and rejecting all others
• C) being excessively cautious about making any decision at all
• D) identifying some common event as if it were some other, rare event

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Definitions:

Experimental Group

The group in an experiment that receives the treatment or intervention being tested, in contrast to the control group.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment, serving as a baseline to compare with the experimental group.

Extraneous Variable

In experimental research, a variable not controlled that could impact the outcome, potentially introducing error.

Independent Variable

In an experiment, the variable that is manipulated by the researcher to observe its effects on the dependent variable.