Observing poor results of an IQ test taken by three of his students, a professor assumed that his entire student class had below average IQ. What term is used to describe this assumption?
A) overgeneralization
B) generalization fallacy
C) selective observation
D) sample extrapolation

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Overgeneralization occurs when someone applies the results from a small sample to a much larger group without sufficient evidence, as the professor did by assuming the entire class had below average IQ based on the results of just three students.

Observing Poor Results of an IQ Test Taken by Three