Stanley thinks that mental disorders are very rare.He was shocked to find out that a co-worker had been diagnosed with a disorder,because she seemed "so normal." What likely caused Stanley to underestimate the prevalence rate of mental disorders

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Stanley likely underestimated the prevalence of mental disorders due to the representativeness heuristic, where he judged the likelihood of someone having a disorder based on how much they fit his stereotype of what a person with a mental disorder looks like, rather than actual statistical prevalence.

Stanley Thinks That Mental Disorders Are Very Rare