A researcher believes girls are more preoccupied with the way they dress than boys. Due to this assumption, he focuses his observations only on girls and their interactions with their friends, neglecting how boys present themselves to others. This is an example of ______.

A. assumption error
B. overgeneralization
C. illogical reasoning
D. selective observation


D. selective observation

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a. true b. false

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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