A homicide was committed in a suburban are A.Jeremiah,a 22-year-old African American,resided in the same area On the day of the murder,Jeremiah was returning from baseball practice with his soiled baseball bat and crossed the crime scene.Though he was innocent,the police arrested him and not others because he was Black.In the context of prejudice,this scenario exemplifies:

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This scenario exemplifies an illusory correlation, which is when people perceive a relationship between two variables, in this case, African American race and criminality, even though no such relationship exists. The police arrested Jeremiah based solely on his race, without considering any other evidence, demonstrating the presence of prejudice.

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