The Amicus Curiae Brief Submitted by the American Psychiatric Association

question 7

Multiple Choice

The amicus curiae brief submitted by the American Psychiatric Association in Barefoot v. Estelle summarized five studies that indicated expert predictions of future dangerousness were:

• A) incorrect 2 out of 3 times.
• B) correct about 80% of the time.
• C) incorrect 1 out of 3 times.
• D) correct about 70% of the time.

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