Thomas T. Jones, a hospital administrator, has heard a lot about gay men getting HIV and AIDS. He has
watched male patients at his hospital admitted for AIDS. He thinks all of the men look like homosexuals as
well as almost all their male visitors.
In actuality, 60 percent of the HIV positive male patients were
heterosexual and 80 percent of their visitors were neighbors, co-workers, or immediate family members. He
most clearly made which type of error?
A) disinterestedness B) premature closure
C) overgeneralization D) selective observation
D
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How would you facilitate the integration of material resources and support using the
practice strategy of Feedback? a. Listen to the client's feedback on how this new resource is impacting a participant's daily activities and functioning, including possible unintended consequences b. Provide the client feedback on how you feel the new resource is working out for them and for the work between you two c. Ask the client about the feedback from their supports as to how this integration of the two is working out for them d. Listen to the client give feedback regarding the ways in which they are impacting the new resource and support, particularly if they are having a negative impact on the available resource
Professor Root looked at the number of arrests for drunken driving on the roads in 10 urban and 10 rural counties of Ohio. He found police made more arrests on roads in the rural counties
Professor Root concluded that people who live in rural areas are more likely to drive while intoxicated than are people who live in urban areas. Root's conclusion has the problem of A) premature closure. B) over extension. C) ecological fallacy. D) reductionism. E) spurious statement.
White people have an accurate perception of the socio-economic status of black people
A. True B. False
What is the sum of products?
A. 0
B. 28
C. 30
D. 50