In marketing their products, drug companies often send gifts to physicians. βββββββββ ββ β ββββββ βββββββ ββββ ββββββββββ βββββββ ββββ βββββ βββ βββββββ ββββ βββββββββββ βββββ βββ βββ ββββββββββ ββ ββββ ββββββββββ ββββββ βββ ββββ ββββββ βββββββββ ββββ βββ ββββββββ ββ ββββββββββ βββββββ ββββ ββββ βββββ βββββββββββ ββββββββββββ βββββββ βββ ββββββββββ ββ ββββ ββββββ
Drug companies often send gifts to physicians when marketing their products. Most physicians believe that their choices when prescribing drugs are not influenced by drug companiesβ gifts. However, most physicians also believe most other physiciansβ prescription choices are influenced by such gifts.
The two beliefs described can't both be true. Either at least some physicians who think that their choices aren't influenced by gifts actually are influenced by gifts, or the physicians who think most other physicians are influenced by gifts are wrong.
If the survey results are βββββββββ βββββ βββ ββ βββ βββββββββ ββββ ββ βββββ
Physicians who do βββ ββββββ βββββ ββββ ββββ βββββββββ βββ ββββ ββββββ ββ βββββββββ βββββββββββ βββββ ββββ βββββ βββ ββ ββββββ ββββ ββββββ
Most physicians believe ββββ ββββ βββββββββ ββββββ βββββ βββ ββββββββββ ββββ ββββββββ βββββ βββββββββ ββ βββββββ βββββ ββ βββββββββββ
Some physicians are ββββββββ ββββββ βββββ βββ ββββββ ββ βββββ ββββ βββ ββββββββββ ββ βββββ ββββ ββββ βββββββββ ββ βββββ βββ ββββββ ββ βββββ ββββ βββββ βββββββββ βββββ βββββββββββ
Some physicians who βββββ ββββ βββββ βββ βββββββ ββββ βββββββββββ βββββ βββ ββββββββββ ββ ββββ ββββββββββ βββββ βββββββ ββββ βββββ βββββββββββ ββββββββββββ βββββββ βββ ββββββββββ ββ β βββββββ ββββββ ββ ββββ ββββββ
All physicians who βββββ ββββ βββββ βββ βββββββ ββββ βββββββββββ βββββ βββ ββββββββββ ββ ββββ ββββββββββ βββββ βββββββ ββββ ββββ βββββ βββββββββββ ββββββββββββ βββββββ βββ ββββ ββββββββββ ββ ββββ ββββββ