Which subject does today's Kaplan MCAT question of the day fall under?

[KJD Doctor]

A student is volunteering in a hospital with a stroke center. When asked what he believes is the prevalence of stroke among those greater than 65 years old, the student states that it is probably about 40% even though data analysis indicates that it is significantly lower. What accounts for this error?

Deductive reasoning
Representativeness heuristic
Base rate fallacy
Confirmation bias

I got the question right, but on more of process of elimination. For studying, would this be sociology or psychology?

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[Lawpy]

It's likely psychology as it's a question pertaining to heuristics and cognitive biases.

Heuristics and biases (e.g., overconfidence, belief perseverance) listed as PSY in AAMC content guidelines

https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/article/whats-mcat-exam/#psbb

 

[Ad2b]

psy/soc