One reason people believe in ESP is that we tend to pay attention to and remember striking coincidences while forgetting events that aren’t as exciting and memorable. This phenomenon is called

A- clairvoyance.
B- Ganzfeld technique.
C- experimenter effect.
D- illusory correlation.


Ans: D- illusory correlation.

Psychology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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