PSYC 4030 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex, Verbal Overshadowing, Adaptive Unconscious
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Helping doctors and patients make sense of health statistics. What is collective statistical illiteracy? (p. 54) what are the 3 main points in this monograph? (p. Which type of risk does the media tend to report? (p. What are the 4 questions we should ask about all risks? (p. 58) What are some of the potential harms of screening tests? (p. 58) Distinguish between false positive and false negative errors in screening tests. What is specificity and sensitivity? (p. 59) define the illusion of certainty. (p. 61) How does this relate to people"s ability to understand basic risks? (p. 63) According to research, people are most likely to have a favorable evaluation of a treatment when benefits are described in what terms? (p. 65) Name 3 problems with the quality of press coverage of health statistics. (p. 65) How do advertisements typically discuss the benefits and potential harms of new drugs? (they talk about these differently; p. 66)
