After Noting That a Majority of Professional Basketball Players Are

question 36

Multiple Choice

After noting that a majority of professional basketball players are African-American,Ervin concluded that African-Americans are better athletes than members of other racial groups.Ervin's conclusion best illustrates the danger of

• A) replication.
• B) random assignment.
• C) the placebo effect.
• D) generalizing from vivid cases.

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Definitions:

Fraternal Twins

Siblings born at the same time from two separate eggs fertilized by different sperm cells, resulting in genetically unique individuals.

Sound Waves

Vibrations that travel through the air or another medium, which can be heard when they reach a person or animal's ear.

Fetus

The name for a developing human organism from the start of the ninth week after conception until birth.

In Utero

Pertaining to or occurring within the uterus; often used to describe development or conditions before birth.