Multiple Choice
The so-called illusory correlation can most directly help explain ____.
A) why people tend to think that they are "better than average" on most traits and abilities
B) why people tend to overestimate the degree to which members of minority groups engage in criminal behaviors
C) why people tend to continue to gamble even when they have hit an "unlucky streak"
D) why people tend to assume that it is more common for people to die from plane crashes than from lung cancer
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