Following the Scientific Discovery That a Specific Brain Structure Is

question 116

Multiple Choice

Following the scientific discovery that a specific brain structure is significantly larger in violent individuals than in those who are nonviolent,a news headline announced: "Enlarged Brain Structure Triggers Violent Acts." The headline writer should most clearly be warned about the dangers of

• A) the placebo effect.
• B) regression toward the mean.
• C) confusing association with causation.
• D) generalizing from unrepresentative samples.

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