John Found That Freshman Girls at a Local High School

question 66

Multiple Choice

John found that freshman girls at a local high school were more likely than freshman boys to get detention.In his article,he concludes that overall high school girls are more likely than boys to get in trouble.This is an example of ______.

• A)contextual effect
• B)ecological fallacy
• C)reductionist fallacy
• D)spuriousness

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