Elijah Plans a Picnic by the Seaside with His Cousins

question 51

Multiple Choice

Elijah plans a picnic by the seaside with his cousins.Just before they leave,it starts raining heavily.Elijah gets exasperated and remarks that it always rains whenever he plans an outing.He ignores the fact that it is the rainy season.In the context of psychology,this scenario illustrates:

• A)the halo effect.
• B)the confirmation bias.
• C)an illusory correlation.
• D)the gambler's fallacy.

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