Rhonda, a Social Scientist, Is Invited to a Talk Show

question 22

Multiple Choice

Rhonda, a social scientist, is invited to a talk show.In the show, Rhoda claims that the children of well-educated and rich parents are likely to be wealthier than those children whose parents are poor and not educated.She says that children from economically sound families are comparatively more hardworking.She neglects the economic and social factors that cause the disparity and holds that poor people suffer because of their laziness.In this case, Rhonda's claim is an example of _____.

• A)contextually relativistic thinking
• B)anecdotal evidence
• C)a null hypothesis
• D)the ultimate attribution error

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