Because We Are Sensitive to Distinctive Events,the Simultaneous Occurrence of Two

question 50

Multiple Choice

Because we are sensitive to distinctive events,the simultaneous occurrence of two such events is especially noticeable.Our attentiveness to unusual occurrences can create

• A)the group-serving bias.
• B)authoritarianism.
• C)the outgroup homogeneity effect.
• D)illusory correlations.

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