The So-Called Illusory Correlation Can MOST Directly Help Explain ____

question 14

Multiple Choice

The so-called illusory correlation can MOST directly help explain ____.

• A)why people tend to think that they are 'better than average' on most traits and abilities
• B)why people tend to overestimate the degree to which members of minority groups engage in criminal behaviours
• C)why people tend to continue to gamble even when they have hit an 'unlucky streak'
• D)why people tend to assume that it is more common for people to die from plane crashes than from lung cancer

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