Multiple Choice
Jaime knows that the correlation between prolonged alcohol abuse and liver damage is very strong but argues that this relationship is unlikely to apply to him because both his grandparents and parents drank heavily throughout their lives and never suffered from any liver problems.What is the problem with Jaime's reasoning?
A) He is using anecdotes to refute correlational evidence.
B) He has not tested his ideas using a scientific method.
C) He is a drinker himself and suffers from the confirmation bias.
D) He believes that he is the exception because psychology is a science of exceptions.
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