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Terrance has had a difficult time dealing with stress lately because of past traumatic experiences that have been bothering him. He goes to see a therapist and tells her his problem. His therapist, Janice, recently read an article about adjustment disorder. She suggests that Terrance may have this disorder and diagnoses him accordingly.Janice’s diagnosis is not purely based on her client’s symptoms but is partially influenced by the –. Because as a trained psychologist Janice should be aware of her susceptibility to faulty thinking, her mistake is an example of the –.

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Terrance has had a difficult time dealing with stress lately because of past traumatic experiences that have been bothering him. He goes to see a therapist and tells her his problem. His therapist, Janice, recently read an article about adjustment disorder. She suggests that Terrance may have this disorder and diagnoses him accordingly.Janice’s diagnosis is not purely based on her client’s symptoms but is partially influenced by the –. Because as a trained psychologist Janice should be aware of her susceptibility to faulty thinking, her mistake is an example of the –.

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Janice’s diagnosis is not purely based on her client’s symptoms but is partially influenced by the article she recently read. Because as a trained psychologist Janice should be aware of her susceptibility to faulty thinking, her mistake is an example of the confirmation bias.

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Terrance has had a difficult time dealing with stress lately because of past traumatic experiences that have been bothering him. He goes to see a therapist and tells her his problem. His therapist, Janice, recently read an article about adjustment disorder. She suggests that Terrance may have this disorder and diagnoses him accordingly.Janice’s diagnosis is not purely based on her client’s symptoms but is partially influenced by the –. Because as a trained psychologist Janice should be aware of her susceptibility to faulty thinking, her mistake is an example of the –.confirmation biasavailability heuristicbias blind spotpresent/present bias

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