An Extensive Survey Revealed That Children with Relatively High Self-Esteem

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An extensive survey revealed that children with relatively high self-esteem tend to picture God as kind and loving, whereas those with lower self-esteem tend to perceive God as angry. The researchers concluded that the children's self-esteem had apparently influenced their views of God. This conclusion best illustrates the danger of

• A) perceiving order in random events.
• B) generalizing from extreme examples.
• C) exaggerating the extent to which outcomes are foreseeable.
• D) assuming that association proves causation.

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