What Is the Tendency to Erroneously Believe That Two Variables

question 30

Multiple Choice

What is the tendency to erroneously believe that two variables are related when they actually are not?

• A) correlation bias
• B) belief bias
• C) belief perseverance
• D) illusory correlation

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