Someone Tells You That If You Say "Abracadabra" Every Morning

question 89

Multiple Choice

Someone tells you that if you say "abracadabra" every morning you will stay healthy. You say it daily, and, sure enough, you stay healthy. You conclude that saying this magic word really does ensure health. What error in thinking have you made?

• A) failure to use the availability heuristic
• B) inappropriate use of categorization-by-levels
• C) over-reliance on base-rate information
• D) premature commitment to one hypothesis

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Definitions:

Adverse Reactions

Undesirable or harmful reactions experienced after the administration of a drug or therapy.

Z-track

A technique for intramuscular injection that minimizes leakage of the medication into the subcutaneous tissue.

Imferon

A brand name for a medication composed of iron dextran, used to treat iron deficiency anemia.

Given

A pre-established or assumed condition, fact, or premise in discussions, analyses, or mathematical problems.