Multiple Choice
The amicus curiae brief submitted by the American Psychiatric Association in Barefoot v. Estelle summarized five studies that indicated expert predictions of future dangerousness were:
A) incorrect 2 out of 3 times.
B) correct about 80% of the time.
C) incorrect 1 out of 3 times.
D) correct about 70% of the time.
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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