Caleb Continued to Believe the Misconception That the Phase of the Moon

question 38

Multiple Choice

Caleb continued to believe the misconception that the phase of the moon is associated with abnormal behavior. He paid attention to times when the moon was full and people were behaving abnormally, but ignored the times when people were behaving abnormally and the moon was not full. Caleb has committed the thinking error of:

• A) confusing correlation with causation.
• B) post hoc reasoning.
• C) confirmation bias.
• D) illusory correlation.

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