The Illusion That Uncontrollable Events Are Correlated with Our Actions

question 2

Multiple Choice

The illusion that uncontrollable events are correlated with our actions is facilitated by a statistical phenomenon known as

• A) regression toward the mean.
• B) the correlation coefficient.
• C) the central tendency.
• D) the standard deviation.

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Definitions:

Doppler Shift

A change in frequency or wavelength of a wave in relation to an observer moving relative to the source of the wave.

Decibels

A unit of measurement used to express the intensity of sound, based on a logarithmic scale.

Loudness

A perceptual measure of the strength or intensity of a sound, often correlated with physical amplitude of the sound waves.

Olfactory Epithelium

This is a specialized epithelial tissue inside the nasal cavity that is involved in smell.