What Do Superstitions and Psychological Misconceptions Have in Common

question 6

Multiple Choice

What do superstitions and psychological misconceptions have in common?

• A) Both are kinds of pseudoscience.
• B) Both are often associated with commonsense belief and intuition.
• C) Both are plausible and based on what we know from science.
• D) They both claim to have a scientific basis by those who believe in them.

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