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ASWB Social Work Bachelor's LCSW

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The human tendency to make systematic errors in specific circumstances based on cognitive factors rather than evidence is a common problem. Errors in statistical judgment, memory, and social attribution cause what phenomenon?
  1. Anecdotal cognition
  2. Illusory correlation
  3. Cognitive bias
  4. Prejudice
Explanation
Answer - C - Cognitive biases are a common outcome of human thought and result from information processing shortcuts. Biases can be specific to groups or individuals and distinguished in a number of ways such as decision-making, motivation, and attention seeking. Cognitive bias affects judgment of how likely something is and remembering past attitudes towards a specific situation.
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