An Extensive Survey Revealed That Children with Relatively High Self-Esteem

question 131

Multiple Choice

An extensive survey revealed that children with relatively high self-esteem tend to picture God as kind and loving, whereas those with lower self-esteem tend to perceive God as angry. The researchers concluded that the children's self-esteem had apparently influenced their views of God. This conclusion best illustrates the danger of

• A) reaching conclusions based on an unreprepresentative group.
• B) generalizing from extreme examples.
• C) being influenced by a confounding variable.
• D) assuming that association proves causation.

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