The So-Called " Sports Illustrated Jinx"-The Tendency for Athletes to Experience

question 49

Multiple Choice

The so-called " Sports Illustrated jinx"-the tendency for athletes to experience a dip in performance directly after appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated -can be best explained by ____.

• A)statistical regression
• B)magical thinking
• C)illusory correlation
• D)the base rate fallacy

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