The social worker at the local mental health center noticed that clients whose workers were female were more compliant with their medications than those whose workers were male. He concluded that female workers are more nurturing and therefore, their clients are more likely to comply with treatment. This error in reasoning is:
a. Selective observation
b. Overgeneralization
c. Inaccurate observation
d. Illogical reasoning
e. Resistance to change
b. Overgeneralization
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