When Researchers Recognize That Group-Level Data Can Sometimes Give a Misleading

question 6

Multiple Choice

When researchers recognize that group-level data can sometimes give a misleading picture of what individuals do, they avoid committing an error called ________________.

• A) the ecological fallacy
• B) the fundamental attribution error
• C) aggregate bias
• D) confirmation bias

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Definitions:

Fetal

Pertaining to the development stage of a human between the embryonic state and birth.

Physical

Relating to the body as opposed to the mind or spirit, encompassing material things, bodily activities or phenomena.

Folic Acid

A vitamin of the B complex, essential for the production and maintenance of new cells and for preventing certain birth defects.

Embryonic Period

The stage of prenatal development from fertilization up to the eighth week, where rapid growth and development of major body systems and structures occur.