While you are driving, you make an illegal lane change and see a flashing light behind you. You immediately think, "Ticket time" and prepare to pull over. But as the car behind you draws nearer, you see that is just a car with a vivid turn signal. Your behavior regarding the flashing light illustrates

When Supreme Court Justice Blackmun heard that the prediction of violence is wrong two out of three times, he concluded that predicting violence using a coin flip would be more accurate. Why was he wrong?

a. The specificity of a coin flip is above 50 percent. b. The sensitivity of a coin flip is above 50 percent. c. The base rate of violence is much lower than 50 percent. d. The coin flip is random, not based on clinical judgment.

Attributing our own thoughts, feelings, or attitudes to someone else is characteristic of ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).