The Perception of a Relationship Where None Actually Exists, or the Perception

question 93

Multiple Choice

The perception of a relationship where none actually exists, or the perception of a stronger relationship than actually exists, is called

• A) a representative heuristic.
• B) an availability heuristic.
• C) an illusory correlation.
• D) the overconfidence phenomenon.

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Definitions:

Nonsense Syllables

Meaningless sets of two consonants with a vowel sound in the middle, used in memory and learning experiments.

Ebbinghaus

Hermann Ebbinghaus was a German psychologist who pioneered the experimental study of memory and is best known for his discovery of the forgetting curve and the spacing effect.

Body Mass Index

A numerical computation that estimates body fat based on an individual's height and weight.

Overweight

A condition where an individual has more body weight than is considered healthy for their height, often measured by body mass index (BMI).