Elijah plans a picnic by the seaside with his cousins.Just before they leave,it starts raining heavily.Elijah gets exasperated and remarks that it always rains whenever he plans an outing.He ignores the fact that it is the rainy season.In the context of psychology,this scenario illustrates:

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The scenario illustrates an illusory correlation, which is the tendency to perceive a relationship between two variables even when there is no actual relationship or the relationship is weak. Elijah perceives a relationship between his outings and rain, ignoring the fact that it is the rainy season.

Elijah Plans a Picnic by the Seaside with His Cousins