Studies of diagnostic conclusions made by clinicians show that clinicians:

A) do not emphasize information gathered early in the assessment process.
B) pay too much attention to certain sources of information.
C) ask for consultations in approximately half of their cases.
D) take overt measures to prevent their biases from playing a role in their decisions.

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Camila Loura · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Clinicians often pay too much attention to certain sources of information, a phenomenon known as anchoring bias, where they might give undue weight to the first piece of information they receive or certain pieces of information over others, affecting their diagnostic conclusions.

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