An Extensive Survey Revealed That Children with Relatively High Self-Esteem

Multiple Choice

An extensive survey revealed that children with relatively high self-esteem tend to picture God as kind and loving, whereas those with lower self-esteem tend to perceive God as angry. The researchers concluded that the children's self-esteem had apparently influenced their views of God. This conclusion best illustrates the danger of

A) reaching conclusions based on an unreprepresentative group.
B) generalizing from extreme examples.
C) being influenced by a confounding variable.
D) assuming that association proves causation.