When People Assume That a Relationship Exists Between Two Variables

question 81

Multiple Choice

When people assume that a relationship exists between two variables, the phenomenon where they tend to overestimate the degree of correlation or see a correlation where none actually exists is called:

• A) illusory correlation.
• B) illusion correlation.
• C) heuristic correlation.
• D) associative correlation.

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Definitions:

Major Organic Product

The predominant compound produced through an organic reaction, usually of greatest interest or utility.

Cyano Substituent

A cyano substituent refers to a group containing a carbon triple-bonded to a nitrogen atom (-C≡N) attached to a molecular framework.

Aromatic Ring

A cyclic molecule with conjugated pi electrons that exhibits enhanced stability, typified by the benzene ring.

Deactivator

A chemical group or substituent attached to an aromatic ring that decreases its reactivity in electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions.