A Researcher Believes Girls Are More Preoccupied with the Way

question 56

Multiple Choice

A researcher believes girls are more preoccupied with the way they dress than boys. Due to this assumption, he focuses his observations only on girls and their interactions with their friends, neglecting how boys present themselves to others. This is an example of:

• A) Selective observation
• B) Overgeneralization
• C) Selectivity bias
• D) Assumption error
• E) Illogical reasoning

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Definitions:

Extradyadic Sex

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