An Extensive Survey Revealed That Children with Relatively High Self-Esteem

An extensive survey revealed that children with relatively high self-esteem tend to picture God as kind and loving, whereas those with lower self-esteem tend to perceive God as angry. The researchers concluded that the children's self-esteem had apparently influenced their views of God. This conclusion best illustrates the danger of

A) perceiving order in random events.
B) generalizing from extreme examples.
C) exaggerating the extent to which outcomes are foreseeable.
D) assuming that association proves causation.