Author Question: A counselor makes the inferential error of confirmatory bias when he a. is exposed to a powerful ... (Read 29 times)

809779

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 579
A counselor makes the inferential error of confirmatory bias when he
 
  a. is exposed to a powerful experience that keeps a certain point of view in his mind and then he interprets clients problems from that point of view, whether it is appropriate or not.
  b. is overly influenced by his own experiences when making assumptions about clients
  c. tends to notice things that support his hypotheses and ignore things that disprove his hypotheses.
  d. gets hung up on one hypothesis about the root of a clients problem, resulting in missing important information offered by the client.
  e. assumes occurrences are causally associated when they happened at the same time simply by chance.

Question 2

A counselor makes the inferential error of availability heuristic when she
 
  a. uses only one treatment approach for each DSM diagnosis.
  b. is exposed to a powerful experience that keeps a certain point of view in her mind and then she interprets clients problems from that point of view, whether it is appropriate or not.
  c. is overly influenced by her own experiences when making assumptions about clients.
  d. subscribes to only one psychological theory regardless of the clients presenting problem.
  e. gets hung up on one hypothesis about the root of a clients problem, resulting in missing important information offered by the client.



kalskdjl1212

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 353
Answer to Question 1

Answer: c

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness. As of yet, there is no cure. Everyone is at risk, and there may be no warning signs. It is six to eight times more common in African Americans than in whites. The best and most effective way to detect glaucoma is to receive a dilated eye examination.

Did you know?

About 600,000 particles of skin are shed every hour by each human. If you live to age 70 years, you have shed 105 pounds of dead skin.

Did you know?

Russia has the highest death rate from cardiovascular disease followed by the Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, and Poland.

Did you know?

Acute bronchitis is an inflammation of the breathing tubes (bronchi), which causes increased mucus production and other changes. It is usually caused by bacteria or viruses, can be serious in people who have pulmonary or cardiac diseases, and can lead to pneumonia.

Did you know?

Normal urine is sterile. It contains fluids, salts, and waste products. It is free of bacteria, viruses, and fungi.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library