Multiple Choice
The "base-rate problem" refers to ______.
A) the large number of people with potentially dangerous mental health problems
B) the shortage of trained professionals to thoroughly evaluate people with serious mental health problems
C) the shortage or properly equipped facilities to treat people with serious mental health problems
D) the relative difficulty of making predictions of infrequent or rare events
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