Ignoring the Base Rate

question 634

Multiple Choice

Ignoring the base rate

• A) involves paying careful attention to the underlying probability of an event occurring.
• B) encourages a person to be mentally flexible in making decisions.
• C) is similar to thinking that you or a situation is an exception to the rule.
• D) consists of using inductive thinking rather than deductive thinking.

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Definitions:

Nursing Diagnosis

A clinical judgment about individual, family, or community experiences/responses to actual or potential health problems/life processes.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies employed unconsciously to protect oneself from anxiety and to cope with reality and internal conflict.

Rationalization

A psychological strategy where questionable actions or emotions are rationalized in an apparently logical way, sidestepping the real reasons behind them.

Involuntarily Committed

A legal process through which individuals are placed into a psychiatric treatment facility against their will due to concerns about their risk to themselves or others.