Paul Meehl Has Suggested That When Clinicians Mistakenly Pay Attention

question 19

Multiple Choice

Paul Meehl has suggested that when clinicians mistakenly pay attention to vague,superficial,or stereotyped statements by clients,and fail to pay to attention to subtler but more important evidence,they are victims of the cognitive error he has labeled the

• A)cognitive dissonance effect.
• B)unreliability bias.
• C)Barnum effect.
• D)diagnostic fallibility crisis.

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Definitions:

Alleles

Variations of a gene found at the same locus on a chromosome, which determine divergent traits that can be passed to offspring.

Autosomes

The chromosomes that are not involved in determining the sex of an individual, making up the majority of the organism's genome.

Chromosomes

Thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells, made of protein and a single molecule of DNA, carrying genetic information.

Von Willebrand Disease

A hematological disorder characterized by the body's inability to form blood clots properly due to the deficiency or dysfunction of von Willebrand factor, which is crucial in the clotting process.