After Noting That a Majority of Professional Basketball Players Are

question 221

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)hindsight bias.
• C)the placebo effect.
• D)generalizing from vivid cases.

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