Timothy Conducted Research on Married Couples and Strain After the Birth

Multiple Choice

Timothy conducted research on married couples and strain after the birth of their first child. He discovered that the majority of the participants of the study stated that they did not experience any stress on their relationship after their first child. He then generalized his results by stating that strain in marriage is not caused by the birth of children. This assumption is an example of:

A) Individualistic fallacy
B) Amateur mistake
C) Ecological fallacy
D) Reductionist fallacy
E) Researcher error