An Informational-Processing Bias Whereby the Relationship Between Characteristics or Events

question 38

Multiple Choice

An informational-processing bias whereby the relationship between characteristics or events is overestimated is termed:

• A) illusory correlation
• B) perceptually-enhanced similarity
• C) biased perception
• D) reverse discrimination
• E) none of the above

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