Tessa does not want to get her son vaccinated because she heard an actress on a talk show say that vaccines cause autism
Her pediatrician tells her that this is a(n) ________, most likely caused by the fact that autism tends to be diagnosed around the same age that children receive vaccines, and that vaccines are actually proven to be safe.
a. illusory correlation
b. strong correlation
c. correlation coefficient
d. positive correlation
Answer: a
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