Erol Had Been Thinking Negative Thoughts About Sophia Because She

question 29

Multiple Choice

Erol had been thinking negative thoughts about Sophia because she had "dumped" him for another guy right before Christmas. Steve said to Erol, "Hey, did you hear that Sophia got really sick?" After hearing this news, Erol felt guilty, because he had been hoping something bad would happen to her. Erol's belief that maybe he had influenced this event BEST illustrates the influence of:

• A) the law of contagion.
• B) the law of similarity.
• C) overestimating coincidences.
• D) apparent mental causation.

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