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These things will all contribute to the fact that Greta will think she will have severe depressive disorder. Heuristic will contribute because she will be more likely to remember this chance because there was a percent attached to it, making it easier to recall. The confirmation bias will lead her to think this whenever she has bad feelings, because in her mind they will be confirming what she already knew. The belief perseverance will cause her to not believe anyone who tells her her chances are less. Framing plays a role because of the way that she was told by her parents, the she has a chance of getting depression, not about the 60% chance she won’t experience it.

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