Anne Pedersen's work on prejudice in Australia centres on the existence of false beliefs about Indigenous people, Muslims and asylum seekers-three groups who have high socio-political visibility. She has found that education, age and political persuasion predict whether people accept some of these false beliefs. Before you could draw any conclusions about the determinants of prejudice, which of the following principles would you need to apply?

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Before drawing any conclusions about the determinants of prejudice, it is crucial to apply the principle of correlation versus causation. This helps to ensure that any observed relationship between variables is not merely coincidental or due to extraneous factors.

Anne Pedersen's Work on Prejudice in Australia Centres on the Existence