The world-wide Great Depression of the 1930s was caused by Henry Handsome, a prominent New York stock broker, who suffered from severe paranoia and told six wealthy friends to sell their stocks no matter what the price when he heard of a European
bank going bankrupt in October, 1929. Which logical error in causal explanation is presented in this explanation of the Great Depression?
A) null hypothesis
B) spurious statement
C) ecological fallacy
D) reductionism
D
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Homelessness among white people is most often caused by socioeconomic problems, whereas nonwhites are more likely to have problems caused by drug abuse or psychiatric illnesses
A) ?True B) ?False
When does guilty knowledge occur?
A) A researcher becomes over-involved in the field setting and loses the objectivity of the role of researcher and becomes a complete participant. B) The researcher selects a smaller set of observations based on time or activity in order to further develop theory and test developing hypotheses. C) Members tell the researcher untruths to purposely mislead or give a false view. D) A researcher learns about secret, illicit, or illegal activities during the course of conducting field research. E) A person with formal or informal authority controls access to the field setting.
The experimental mental health treatment program called Choices offers comprehensive mental
health services including all but which of the following? A) respite Housing B) in-community and on-site assistance in locating community-based housing C) outreach and engagement of "street-swelling" mentally ill individuals D) a center that offers desirable services such as food and showers that are contingent upon certain behaviors
The chief importance of the discharge summary is:
a. As a tool to foster reimbursement of funds b. As a formal manner for providing “closure” c. As a roadmap to assist future providers in understanding the case d. As a legal document to prove that all I’s were dotted and all T’s crossed