A therapist is interviewing a patient who reports he can hear the voice of a dead person calling him. The therapist is inclined to diagnose a serious psychological disorder. However, several staff members urge caution and suggest more
information is needed before making such a diagnosis. What question would provide helpful information in evaluating the patient's symptom?
a) How old is the patient?
b) What did the patient eat today?
c) Is the patient a Native American?
d) Does the patient dream and daydream a lot?
C
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If people do not have all three types of information necessary (according to the covariation model), what do people do in order to make attributions?
a. They ignore the information they already have and rely totally on schemas. b. They use the information they have and rely on the opinions of others for the rest. c. They use the information they have and make inferences about missing information. d. They ignore the information they have and rely on judgmental heuristics.