An Example of an Illusory Correlation Would Be ____

question 99

Multiple Choice

An example of an illusory correlation would be ____.

• A) seeing a group of rowdy Chinese teens and believing their behavior is typical of Chinese people
• B) believing that bad events are less likely to happen to you because of previous experience
• C) identifying with an inappropriate reference group by which you compare yourself
• D) making internal attributions for the successes of an outgroup member

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