Imagine That Your Professor Is Discussing the Prevalence of Psychological

question 59

Multiple Choice

Imagine that your professor is discussing the prevalence of psychological disorders in the general population,and he says,"A study conducted in 2012 estimated that about 11% of the population has a psychological disorder at any one time." If you were to estimate a confidence interval,based on this number-11%-you would be most likely

• A)to use the confirmation bias inappropriately.
• B)to estimate this range by using the availability heuristic,which would be biased because of recent examples.
• C)to rely too heavily on an anchor,and not make large enough adjustments to that anchor.
• D)to use decision frames inappropriately.

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Definitions:

Pulmonary Artery

The Pulmonary Artery carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.

Renal Vein

A blood vessel that carries filtered blood away from the kidney and back toward the heart.

Hepatic Portal Vein

A blood vessel that carries blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen to the liver, enabling nutrient processing and detoxification.

Ventricles

Hollow chambers within the heart or brain that play key roles in pumping blood throughout the body or circulating cerebrospinal fluid, respectively.