Professor Jenkins surveys his class regarding the effectiveness of marijuana as an aphrodisiac. 85% of the class strongly believes that marijuana has an aphrodisiac effect

Professor Jenkins, however, informs his class that, to date, little evidence has supported
this assumption and, in fact, more evidence has actually supported the opposite. The
classes' original assumption depicts:
A) The correlation coefficient
B) The illusory correlation
C) The hindsight bias
D) The placebo effect


B

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FIll in the blank with correct word.

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