Meredith is a nurse in the obstetrics ward of a hospital.She tells her friend that at her hospital more babies are born when there is a full moon.The hospital's records show no such relationship, however.Meredith's belief is an example of:
A) generalizability
B) an illusory correlation.
C) a Type I error.
D) a Type II error.

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Meredith's belief is not supported by the hospital's records, which suggests that there is no actual correlation between the full moon and the number of babies born. Her belief is an example of an illusory correlation, which means perceiving a relationship between two variables when there is actually no relationship.

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