Mia has lived in New York City all her life. She has noticed that people from upper Manhattan walk really fast, but people from lower Manhattan tend to walk slowly. Mia's observations are likely influenced from a judgment error based on her using
A. the law of large numbers.
B. an atmosphere effect.
C. an illusory correlation.
D. the falsification principle.
Answer: C
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a. Parkinson’s disease; dopamine b. posttraumatic stress disorder; serotonin c. bipolar disorder; norepinephrine d. Alzheimer’s disease; acetylcholine
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A. there are too many dependent variables. B. he used a double-blind design. C. the sample is biased. D. he used a double-blind design and the samples are biased.
Children from affluent families are more likely to participate in church-related activities than children from low-income families
Indicate whether the statement is true or false