Forensic Class 8 Match

Set 1: Risk Predictions and Errors

Set 1 of 3
False Positive
True Negative
True Positive
Illusory correlation
False Negative
Base rate problem
The statistical difficulty in predicting rare events, inevitably leading to a high number of false positive errors.
Correct prediction where a person predicted to be violent engages in violence.
Incorrect prediction where a person predicted to be violent is not.
Correct prediction where a person predicted not to be violent does not act violently.
The psychological bias of believing two unrelated events are correlated, such as an intuitive feeling and actual dangerousness.
Incorrect prediction where a person predicted not to be violent acts violently.